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Sun sets up open-source office

August 18, 2005 Company is "heading in the direction where all its software is going to be based on open source," an exec says. TAGS: Sun Microsystems Inc., open source, open-source software, open-source project, project, Java

Sun hits the books

October 19, 2005 Company plans to sponsor a developer contest for students and to spin off its educational-resource program as a nonprofit. TAGS: Sun Microsystems Inc., Sun Solaris 10, Sun Solaris, open-source software, college student, workstation, developer, server, operating system

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.

Open-source transitions gather steam

July 6, 2006 Microsoft and Sun continue to make an uneasy peace with open-source software as it becomes more and more of a business reality. TAGS: open source, OpenDocument Format, open-source software, JBoss, Sun Microsystems Inc., OpenOffice, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Internet Explorer

Sun floats open-source database idea

February 4, 2005 Such a move could trigger displeasure at Oracle but curry favor with open-source advocates. Image: A Sun database? TAGS: Sun Microsystems Inc., Oracle Corp., open source, server software, Ingres, database, database software, Jonathan Schwartz, open-source software, Scott McNealy, BEA Systems Inc., Computer Associates International Inc., server, CEO

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, Sun Microsystems Inc., open-source software, open source, obligation, Sun Solaris, intellectual property, Java, source code, nation, project, Red Hat Inc., president, Linux, IBM Corp.

FAQ: The Sun-Google partnership

October 5, 2005 What exactly does the alliance mean for the two companies--and for the computing industry? TAGS: Sun Microsystems Inc., Eric Schmidt, Google Toolbar, Sun Solaris, agreement, Java, Google Inc., alliance, Java software, Sun Java, Scott McNealy, open-source software, Jonathan Schwartz, OpenOffice, toolbar, Microsoft .NET

Open-source hygiene start-up nabs Sun exec

May 2, 2005 Mark Tolliver resurfaces to lead a start-up selling software that ensures proprietary and open-source software don't intermingle. TAGS: Palamida, iPlanet, Sun Microsystems Inc., open-source software, open source, exec, Netscape Communications Corp., start-up, software company, server

Sun warms to open-source server software

January 26, 2005 Even as it takes first step toward open-source Solaris, firm says it's considering a similar move with its server software product. TAGS: Sun Microsystems Inc., Dwight Davis, server software, Sun Solaris, open-source programmer, open source, BEA Systems Inc., OpenSolaris, Jonathan Schwartz, open-source software, pricing, server, Linux, IBM Corp.

Sun to release first OpenSolaris tidbit Tuesday

January 25, 2005 Company will begin releasing its Solaris OS as open-source software, starting with a new performance analysis and debugging tool. TAGS: OpenSolaris, Sun Solaris, Sun Microsystems Inc., Sun Solaris 10, open-source software, representative, Linux, IBM Corp., Unix, open source, AMD, operating system, Intel, server, HP

Sun, allies broaden open-source chip push

May 15, 2007 Two companies are working on derivatives of Sun's open-source Niagara processor; Sun plans to share Niagara 2's designs, too. TAGS: Sun Sparc, Sun Microsystems Inc., open source, derivatives, Sun UltraSPARC, dot-com, open-source software, Sun Solaris, server, China, CEO

Sun expands open-source Java plan

August 15, 2006 Server and software company to release open-source components, open up Java for gadgets this year. TAGS: Sun Microsystems Inc., open-source version, Java, open source, open-source software, programming language, community, Microsoft .NET, software company, component, IBM Corp., server, Microsoft Corp.

Sun to release open-source Sparc designs

March 21, 2006 Move comes as part of Sun's commitment to support the General Public License. TAGS: Sun Sparc, Sun Microsystems Inc., Sun UltraSPARC, GPL, open source, T1, open-source software, AMD, server

Sun tries sharing Java again; still not open source

June 21, 2005 "GlassFish" lets outsiders tinker with Java server source code but stops well short of making it actual open-source software. TAGS: Project GlassFish, Sun Microsystems Inc., application server, Java, BEA Systems Inc., source code, Java server, open source, JBoss, open-source software, R&D, project, Sun Solaris, server, IBM Corp., CEO

Ex-Sun exec returns to run software group

May 1, 2006 Rich Green, who left for a start-up in 2004, is expected to be named Sun's software chief, CNET News.com has learned. TAGS: Cassatt Corp., Sun Microsystems Inc., software group, Java, Jonathan Schwartz, Scott McNealy, open source, vice president, executive vice president, exec, open-source software, IBM Corp., CEO, server, Microsoft Corp.

Sun looks to sweeten Java

March 15, 2005 The Java steward plans to simplify "excessively complicated" commercial license, as it readies an overhaul of the standard. TAGS: Sun Microsystems Inc., Java, commercial software company, J2EE, J2SE, Java 2, Stephen O'Grady, license, BEA Systems Inc., Java application, open-source software, software company, Sun Java, open source, IBM Corp.

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, Jonathan Schwartz, open source, patent, Unix, open-source software, Red Hat Inc., IBM Corp., protection, Java

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, SCO Group Inc., open-source software, OpenOffice, OpenOffice.org, open-source community, Sun Solaris, agreement, AMD Opteron, exec, Linux, Java

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

Sun to offer more free software

November 30, 2005 The company plans to give away Java Enterprise System, N1 management tools with its Solaris operating system. TAGS: Sun N1, Sun Microsystems Inc., Sun Solaris, Sun Java Enterprise System, Jonathan Schwartz, open source, Java, barrier, open-source software, pricing, IBM Corp., server, operating system, Microsoft Corp.