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IT giants accused of exploiting open source

May 31, 2005 Top EU official accuses major companies that sell open-source software of treating open-source developers as subcontractors. TAGS: open-source community, software industry, open source, open-source software, IBM Corp., Sun Microsystems Inc., information technology, HP

Banks 'should give back to open-source community'

April 26, 2006 The Street is making increasing use of open source, but the financial world should contribute more code, experts say. TAGS: open-source community, competitive advantage, open source, Novell Inc., Wall Street, financial company, bank, audience, conference, New York, code, Linux

Scott McNealy far from retired

October 17, 2007 Former Sun CEO is racking more frequent-flier miles now as chairman, traveling the world to meet with customers and tout Sun's virtues. TAGS: Scott McNealy, open-source community, Sun Microsystems Inc., open source, Sun Solaris, Sun Sparc, dot-com, Java, chairman, decision, CEO

OpenOffice security is questioned

August 14, 2006 French researchers pinpoint security issues, but OpenOffice.org says only bug discovered has already been fixed. TAGS: OpenOffice, OpenOffice.org, open-source community, bug, security, researcher, Microsoft Office, open source, Microsoft Corp.

Opening up an open-source roadblock

February 21, 2007 If the FSF succeeds in blocking a landmark deal, the biggest losers will be software consumers, policy analyst James DeLong says. TAGS: Free Software Foundation, open-source community, open source, freedom, open-source software, intellectual property, Novell Inc., Microsoft Corp.

Microsoft reaches out to Firefox developers

August 22, 2006 Invites open sourcers to participate in making sure that the browser will get along with Windows Vista. TAGS: open-source community, open source, Mozilla Corp., offer, Firefox, Mozilla Thunderbird, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., Web browser, operating system, Microsoft Windows

Which way, open-sourcers?

September 12, 2006 Software advocate says the latest draft of the GPL license is driving a wedge between the open-source and free-software communities. TAGS: GPL 3, GPL, Free Software Foundation, open-source community, Linus Torvalds, community, provision, Richard Stallman, open source, Linux

CA opens patents to open source

September 7, 2005 Following IBM's lead, Computer Associates donates 14 of its patents to open-source projects. TAGS: Computer Associates International Inc., patent, open source, open-source project, open-source community, IBM Corp.

A patent commons project for open source

August 10, 2005 Open Source Development Labs plans to collate information on patents that have been donated to the open-source community. TAGS: Open Source Development Labs, patent, software patent, open-source community, open source, initiative, intellectual property, project, IBM Corp., Sun Microsystems Inc., developer

Firm offers bounty for open-source tech support

May 9, 2006 OpenLogic will pay developers to provide high-level support for scores of open-source products. TAGS: open source, open-source community, PostgreSQL, support, developer, agreement, console, database

Torvalds weighs in on Linux trademark row

August 22, 2005 Linux founder defends protection of the trademark and insists that sublicensing is a loss-making operation. TAGS: Linus Torvalds, software patent, trademark, open-source community, intellectual property, Linux, founder, open source, mailing list

Hackers deface SCO site

November 29, 2004 Controversial company experiences another attack, with defacers targeting SCO's claims to Linux code. Image: Screen shot of SCO hack TAGS: SCO Group Inc., MyDoom virus, open-source community, Linux, IBM Corp., attack, open source, operating system

Device support 'key' to desktop Linux

April 5, 2006 Hardware makers should do more to make devices compatible with the open-source OS, experts tell LinuxWorld attendees. TAGS: desktop Linux, LinuxWorld, Novell Inc., Open Source Development Labs, hardware maker, open-source community, Linux, open source, operating system

'Sandal and ponytail set' cramping Linux adoption?

March 28, 2006 Yes, says former Massachusetts CIO Peter Quinn. To be taken seriously, open-source community needs to dress the part. TAGS: Peter Quinn, OpenDocument Format, open-source community, open source, adoption, open-source software, CIO, Massachusetts, government, decision, Linux, information technology, U.S., Microsoft Corp.

Microsoft has OS patents; Linux has none

December 4, 2006 ActiveGrid's Peter Yared says the Microsoft-Novell deal creates competition and is ultimately good for customers. TAGS: patent, Novell Inc., open-source community, open source, Linux kernel, Sun Microsystems Inc., Linux, antitrust, Microsoft Corp., operating system

Microsoft dallies with open source

May 17, 2006 Software maker is working out the kinks in its interoperability efforts, software exec Bill Hilf says. TAGS: open-source community, open source, open-source software, ISV, JBoss, lab, software company, Unix, Microsoft Corp., Linux, developer

LinuxWorld makes mobile moves

August 7, 2008 The scope of the open-source community's annual expo ranges from supercomputers to gadgets on the go. TAGS: LinuxWorld, Xen, computing, supercomputer, Dawn Kawamoto, open-source community, open source, gadget, Linux, IBM Corp., video, Google Inc., operating system

The open-source patent conundrum

January 31, 2005 OSI founder Bruce Perens cautions that the patent picture around open-source software is turning increasingly murky. TAGS: software patent, open-source developer, open source, Open Source Development Labs, patent suit, patent, Sun Microsystems Inc., open-source community, IBM Corp., GPL, Mozilla Corp., Europe, developer, Linux, U.S.

IBM taps open source to improve patent quality

January 10, 2006 Patent king IBM works with the Patent Office and OSDL to increase scrutiny and review of patent applications. TAGS: Open Source Development Labs, open-source community, open source, IBM Corp., patent, initiative, interest

'Customers are not afraid of Microsoft'

December 14, 2006 newsmaker Red Hat executive sees opportunities despite recent challenges to its position from Microsoft and Oracle. TAGS: Red Hat Inc., Novell Inc., JBoss, Oracle Corp., open source, open-source community, Newsmaker, middleware, Fedora Project, Linux, Microsoft Corp., CEO, operating system
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