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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 kernel, Linux, Steve Ballmer, Novell Inc., intellectual property, Oracle Corp., Red Hat Inc., Microsoft Corp., Sun Microsystems Inc., IBM Corp., lawyer, article

Google throws bodies at OpenOffice

October 31, 2005 With rival Microsoft in mind, the search giant will hire people to work on the open-source software suite. TAGS: OpenOffice.org, OpenOffice, open source, open-source software, Sun Microsystems Inc., Google Inc., programmer, Red Hat Inc., Microsoft Office, Linux, Microsoft Corp.

Red Hat exec takes Sun to task on open source

September 24, 2004 Michael Tiemann criticizes software rival Sun for its support of patents and for keeping Java proprietary. TAGS: Red Hat Inc., Sun Microsystems Inc., open source, software patent, Jonathan Schwartz, open-source software, SCO Group Inc., OpenOffice, OpenOffice.org, open-source community, Sun Solaris, agreement, AMD Opteron, exec, Linux, Java

Sun criticizes popular open-source license

April 6, 2005 Sun Microsystems President Jonathan Schwartz applauds the open-source software realm but takes jabs at the GPL. TAGS: Jonathan Schwartz, GPL, open-source software, Sun Microsystems Inc., obligation, open source, Sun Solaris, intellectual property, Java, source code, nation, project, Red Hat Inc., president, Linux, IBM Corp.

Red Hat sued over JBoss technology

June 30, 2006 Company gets hit by a patent lawsuit related to JBoss, just weeks after completing its purchase of the open-source software company. TAGS: JBoss, Red Hat Inc., RDBMS, open-source software company, patent, open-source software, open source, object-oriented, Texas, Sun Microsystems Inc., complaint, Oracle Corp., software company, IBM Corp., database

A Microsoft-Red Hat warming trend?

May 10, 2005 CEOs Steve Ballmer and Matthew Szulik met for a meal recently, sources say. How's Microsoft feeling about open source these days? TAGS: Red Hat Inc., GPL, open source, antitrust, source code, Steve Ballmer, Bill Gates, open-source software, New York, Microsoft Corp., Sun Microsystems Inc., Linux, CEO

Sun plans patent protection for open-source Solaris

November 18, 2004 Plans to provide umbrella from patent-infringement suits to outsiders using or developing the OS--a move to counter Linux. Sun posts early Java 6 code Photos: Sun execs talk tech TAGS: Sun Solaris, Sun Microsystems Inc., intellectual property, patent infringement, SCO Group Inc., Scott McNealy, Linux, open source, Jonathan Schwartz, patent, Unix, IBM Corp., Red Hat Inc., protection, open-source software, Java

Rising challenges in open source

October 26, 2006 Hackers are getting their hands on Linux code, and Oracle now has its nose in the Red Hat tent. TAGS: open source, Red Hat Inc., Oracle Corp., Linux, consortium, open-source software, Sun Microsystems Inc., CEO, security, Microsoft Corp.

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., Adobe Systems Inc., Firefox, Mozilla Corp., Linux, Yahoo! Inc., Google Inc., Microsoft Corp., Web browser

This week in open source

June 17, 2005 Can new partnerships make LAMP a more serious contender to Java and Microsoft's .NET? Also: Sun releases Solaris code. TAGS: Sun Solaris, Xen, open source, Sun Microsystems Inc., Fedora Project, GCC, RAD, Fedora Core, stack, Linux, Apache Software Foundation, open-source software, Red Hat Inc., PHP, Microsoft .NET, Java

Week in review: Open source changing course

June 17, 2005 week in reviewWith new releases and new partnerships, software such as LAMP and Solaris took the spotlight this week. TAGS: Sun Solaris, Xen, Week in review, open source, Sun Microsystems Inc., Fedora Project, RAD, Fedora Core, stack, Linux, Apache Software Foundation, open-source software, Red Hat Inc., PHP, server, Microsoft Corp.

LinuxWorld: Xen lures big-name endorsements

February 18, 2005 special coverage In just a few months, the open-source software package has been catapulted to the limelight. Also: Sun bumps back Opteron servers. Photos: Scenes from LinuxWorld TAGS: LinuxWorld, software patent, Xen, open source, endorsement, Novell Inc., small and medium business, JBoss, Linux, Sun Microsystems Inc., AMD Opteron, open-source software, Computer Associates International Inc., Red Hat Inc., server, IBM Corp.
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