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Pandora's box for open source

February 12, 2004 As the demand for open-source software continues to rise, established companies must figure out how to profit while combining free technology with proprietary products. TAGS: open source, Novell Inc., open-source software, software company, Oracle Corp., IBM Corp., server, Microsoft Corp.

Red Hat couches Microsoft-Novell pact as a Linux win

November 3, 2006 As the software maker endures a tough week, open-source experts question whether the deal would violate the GPL. TAGS: Novell Inc., GPL, Red Hat Inc., Bruce Perens, Linux, SCO Group Inc., alliance, open source, open-source software, agreement, founder, Oracle Corp., Microsoft Corp.

Report: Microsoft says open source violates 235 patents

May 14, 2007 Top Microsoft lawyer alleges in a magazine interview that the Linux kernel and OpenOffice.org violate hundreds of the company's patents. TAGS: patent, open source, open-source software, OpenOffice.org, Linux, Linux kernel, Steve Ballmer, Novell Inc., intellectual property, Red Hat Inc., Oracle Corp., IBM Corp., Sun Microsystems Inc., lawyer, Microsoft Corp., article

Red Hat adds new Linux legal protection

November 4, 2006 Faced with new competitive challenges, Linux seller Red Hat has begun promising protection against intellectual-property lawsuits. TAGS: indemnification, Red Hat Inc., intellectual property, Linux seller, Larry Ellison, SCO Group Inc., Oracle Corp., Linux, Novell Inc., open-source software, open source, Unix, IBM Corp., Microsoft Corp.

Red Hat's next Linux due before March

December 28, 2006 Company plans to ship its next major version of the operating system on February 28, two months after its earlier deadline. TAGS: Red Hat Inc., Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Xen, virtualization, SuSE Linux Enterprise Server, deadline, JBoss, VMware, Intel x86, Linux, Novell Inc., open-source software, Oracle Corp., server, operating system, Microsoft Corp.

Red Hat and JBoss: No turning back for open source

April 10, 2006 Red Hat's $350 million purchase of JBoss speeds up the collision between the once closed-off open-source world and entrenched software heavyweights. TAGS: JBoss, Red Hat Inc., ecosystem, BEA Systems Inc., open source, open-source company, acquisition, middleware, open-source software, Novell Inc., Oracle Corp., Linux, Java, IBM Corp., CEO
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