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Year in review: New players enliven open source

December 21, 2007 Yahoo, Google, Adobe, Sun Microsystems, and even Microsoft freshen up the open-source marketplace. TAGS: open source, open-source software, Sun Microsystems Inc., Red Hat Inc., Mozilla Corp., Firefox, Adobe Systems Inc., Linux, programming, Google Inc., Yahoo! Inc., Web browser, Microsoft Corp.

Sun CEO: Open source is our friend

February 11, 2004 Sun Microsystems may have been the last major server maker to embrace Linux, but CEO Scott McNealy argues that his company will benefit more from it than competitors. TAGS: Sun Java Desktop System, Sun Solaris, Scott McNealy, Sun Microsystems Inc., open-source software, Jonathan Schwartz, open source, Linux, IBM Corp., CEO, pricing, programming, server, operating system, Microsoft Corp.

Open-source details hold up Solaris release

November 4, 2004 Sun will release the source code of its operating system, but those eager for details may have to wait until early 2005. TAGS: Sun Solaris, Jonathan Schwartz, Sun Microsystems Inc., open source, Sun Solaris 10, Red Hat Inc., source code, pricing, open-source software, IBM Corp., programming, operating system, Linux, server

Open-source advocate: Release Java code

February 13, 2004 A day after Sun chief Scott McNealy says "open source is our friend," a prominent advocate of the collaborative programming philosophy calls on the company to open Java code. TAGS: Java, Sun Microsystems Inc., Scott McNealy, open source, Python, open-source software, IBM Corp., Unix, Linux, programming, Microsoft Corp., CEO

IBM urges Sun to make Java open source

February 26, 2004 Big Blue offers to work with Sun to help shepherd the programming language--Sun's most valuable software asset--through an open-source development model. TAGS: Java, Sun Microsystems Inc., Java technology, open source, James Gosling, IBM Corp., Java software, open-source software, letter, asset, vice president, programming
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