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India's Kerala state goes open source

June 29, 2007 Meanwhile, a nearby state that embarked on a plan in January to put Linux in government offices, schools and villages is making progress. TAGS: open-source software, SuSE Linux, SuSE, India, open source, Linux, school, Red Hat Inc., leader, training, information technology, desktop computer, operating system, Microsoft Windows

Eben Moglen predicts broad embrace of GPL 3

May 23, 2007 Open-source legal expert is bullish about the prospects for the upcoming new version of the General Public License. TAGS: GPL 3, GPL, open-source software, Richard Stallman, Free Software Foundation, open source, professor, Microsoft Corp.

Open-source firm SourceLabs partners with Oracle

February 9, 2006 Services outfit SourceLabs stress tests the "SASH" open-source components on Oracle's application server. TAGS: Oracle Corp., Oracle Application Server, open source, Stephen O'Grady, application server, stack, BEA Systems Inc., Apache Software Foundation, open-source software, Java, server

Red Hat project brings open-source to digital media

June 1, 2006 Mugshot project adds "live social experiences," such as sharing music, to desktop apps and exposes non-developers to open source. TAGS: Red Hat Inc., digital media, open source, open-source software, radar, entertainment, blog, Linux, TV

Is Microsoft playing well with others?

April 7, 2006 As it opens up to Linux and rival software, company faces deep skepticism over whether it's really changed its stripes. TAGS: Jeremy Allison, open source, open-source software, protocol, standards, Microsoft Corp., IBM Corp., Linux, Microsoft Windows

Wikipedia's open-source label conundrum

December 9, 2005 Despite a media habit of referring to Wikipedia as an open-source project, it looks only a little like such software efforts. TAGS: Wikipedia, podcasting, open source, open-source software, founder, Linux, conference

Zimbra to offer Ubuntu Linux support

May 4, 2007 The start-up focused on e-mail and calendar software for servers adds support for the up-and-coming version of Linux. TAGS: Ubuntu, server software, Ubuntu Linux, open source, open-source company, GNOME, Red Hat Inc., Linux, open-source software, Mozilla Thunderbird, server, Java, CEO, Web browser, e-mail, Microsoft Corp.

Microsoft agitates for open-source patent pacts

May 14, 2007 Company's more threatening stance spotlights its effort to pressure open-source firms to license its patents. TAGS: intellectual property, patent, open source, Novell Inc., open-source company, open-source software, Red Hat Inc., Microsoft Corp., Linux, software company

Week in review: Microsoft's patent offensive

May 18, 2007 Company identifies infringed-on patents, invites infringers to strike licensing deals. Not many takers, so far. TAGS: patent, open-source software, Novell Inc., open source, Week in review, reader, intellectual property, software company, Microsoft Corp., Linux, U.S.

Microsoft gives go-ahead to open-source Web services

September 13, 2006 Company won't assert patents related to 35 Web services specs--a move designed to ease developers' legal concerns. TAGS: Web service, open-source software, patent, open source, open-source community, specification, royalty, Apache Software Foundation, standards, GPL, FAQ, developer, lawyer, concern, Microsoft Corp., XML

Trend Micro: Open source is more secure

June 13, 2006 Antivirus vendor wades into the debate over the merits of open and closed code, while Red Hat takes a cautious approach. TAGS: Raimund Genes, open source, Trend Micro Inc., Red Hat Inc., Linux, distribution, antivirus company, open-source software, patch management, vulnerability, security, Unix, Microsoft Corp.

Microsoft and SugarCRM partner on open source

February 14, 2006 Partnership is expected to boost interoperability and reveals an ever-increasing cooperative attitude on open source. TAGS: SugarCRM, open source, interoperability, open-source software, Microsoft Windows Server, collaboration, Microsoft Corp., server, Microsoft Windows

Red Hat bands with open-source allies

March 14, 2007 The Linux leader will sell partners' open-source software, sharing revenue and fueling competition with proprietary rivals. TAGS: Red Hat Inc., open source, open-source software, Oracle Corp., Red Hat Enterprise Linux, leadership, executive vice president, MySQL, exchange, software company, Linux, IBM Corp.

Amsterdam to evaluate open source

January 2, 2007 Seeking independence from proprietary software, city joins growing list of other municipalities testing Linux. TAGS: Amsterdam, department, supplier, Netherlands, open-source software, open source, Linux, city, Microsoft Corp.

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., consortium, Linux, open-source software, Sun Microsystems Inc., CEO, security, Microsoft Corp.

Open-source firm SourceLabs bags $7 million

October 26, 2006 Second-round investment will fund continued technology development and expanded sales to corporate customers. TAGS: open-source software, open source

LAMP lights the way in open-source security

March 6, 2006 U.S. government-sponsored analysis finds that the most popular open-source software is also the most free of bugs. TAGS: Coverity, open-source project, open-source software, open source, defect, analysis, bug, PHP, Linux, U.S., security, database, 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: Sun Microsystems Inc., Red Hat Inc., software patent, open source, Jonathan Schwartz, open-source software, SCO Group Inc., AMD Opteron, open-source community, OpenOffice.org, Sun Solaris, agreement, exec, OpenOffice, Java, Linux

HP names new high-end server chief

November 2, 2006 Itanium server group is now under Martin Fink and includes NonStop servers, Linux and open-source software. TAGS: Intel Itanium, open-source software, open source, Linux, server, HP

AMD nurtures open-source graphics

September 6, 2007 Overcoming ATI's earlier objections, AMD is actively cooperating on open-source software to support its graphics chips. TAGS: graphics chip, open source, AMD, ATI Technologies, Linux, open-source software, intellectual property, 3D, Intel
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