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Google abets open-source internships

June 1, 2005 Bask in the glow of the summer sun or an LCD--which would you choose? Google is betting on the latter for 200 students worldwide. TAGS: open source, student, open-source software, Google Inc., project, organization, developer, programming, U.S., Web browser

Ballmer repeats threats against Linux

February 20, 2007 In no-nonsense presentation to New York analysts, Microsoft's CEO warns Linux sellers that open-source "is not free." TAGS: Steve Ballmer, Novell Inc., intellectual property, open source, Linux seller, coupon, Linux, open-source software, threat, CEO, New York, Microsoft Corp., server

Making sense of Microsoft and open source

February 21, 2008 The software giant's latest move offers a nice dose of kumbaya to open-source developers, but it goes only so far. TAGS: open source, antitrust, Redmond, Novell Inc., Microsoft Corp.

Oracle bands with open-source patent group

March 27, 2007 Database giant agrees not to sue over patents in Linux and associated open-source software--including open-source databases. TAGS: patent, Oracle Corp., open source, open-source software, Red Hat Inc., Linux, database

Taking the plunge into open source

January 15, 2007 More and more, enterprise software makers are finding the open-source model offers them a better shot at growth. TAGS: open source, software company, enterprise software

Liberty Alliance courts open-source projects

January 23, 2007 Group aims to make it easier for open-source developers to use its specifications for sharing identity data in applications. TAGS: Liberty Alliance, open-source developer, open source, open-source project, specification, identity, standards, Web service

Google launches open-source repository

July 28, 2006 Search engine giant offers now hosts open-source programming projects, an alternative to SourceForge.net. TAGS: VA Software Corp., CollabNet Inc., SourceForge, open source, Google Inc.

Open-source VoIP company wins funding

August 9, 2006 Digium, an open-source VoIP software maker, has received $13.2 million in first-round venture capital funding from Matrix Partners for the development of Asterisk. TAGS: Matrix Partners, JBoss, open-source company, open source, VoIP company, venture capital, telecommunications, Red Hat Inc., VoIP, software company

MapQuest offers open-source API

March 7, 2006 Company follows Google, Yahoo in offering mapping, routing technology for Web developers focused on mashups. TAGS: Mapquest, mashup, API, open source, developer, Yahoo! Inc., Google Inc.

Year in review: The open-source effect spreads

December 20, 2005 Open source seeped into nearly every software category, leaving an indelible mark on how software is bought and sold. TAGS: open source, OpenDocument Format, Sun Microsystems Inc., application server, Massachusetts, Oracle Corp., IBM Corp., database, Linux, server, Microsoft Corp.

Google crawls into source code search

October 5, 2006 Search giant gives software developers a tool that lets them search billions of lines of source code. TAGS: open source, Google Inc., programmer, source code, developer, code, search, search engine

Microsoft learns to live with open source

July 11, 2005 Though it still opposes open-source products and licensing, Microsoft is begrudgingly adopting similar practices to appeal to its corporate customers. TAGS: open source, Steve Ballmer, Linux server, Linux, Microsoft Corp., server, CEO, IBM Corp., Microsoft Windows

Census for open-source apps kicks off

April 18, 2008 Project expects to offer the first detailed look at how businesses are using open-source software and how widespread it's become.(By Matthew Broersma of ZDNet UK) TAGS: open source, Matthew Broersma, open-source software, Unisys Corp., project, information technology

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, Novell Inc., intellectual property, Microsoft Corp.

Compiere names Oracle veteran new CEO

March 13, 2007 Open-source business software firm hires Don Klaiss, a 15-year Oracle executive, to run the show. TAGS: ERP, Oracle Corp., open source, CEO

Open-source start-up nabs $4 million in funding

August 14, 2006 MuleSource convinces two VCs that there's money to be made in bringing open source to integration software. TAGS: open source, open-source software, start-up, Java

Pervasive exits open-source PostgreSQL business

August 1, 2006 Pervasive Software decides to curtail its initiative to offer commercial support for the open-source database. TAGS: Pervasive Software Inc., PostgreSQL, open source, venture capital, database

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., Firefox, offer, Mozilla Thunderbird, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., Web browser, Microsoft Windows, operating system

Site helps developers navigate open-source jungle

July 14, 2006 Ohloh compiles data on open-source projects, in an effort to help people find, compare software and choose the right one. TAGS: open-source project, open source, co-founder, open-source community, developer, project, directory, database, analysis, Microsoft Corp.

Dual-license developer Trolltech makes stock debut

July 5, 2006 Norwegian company that offers code under both closed-source and open-source licenses launches its IPO. TAGS: Trolltech, IPO, GPL, open source, developer
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