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Red Hat seeks NYSE listing
November 18, 2006
Open-source software company Red Hat, now trading on the NASDAQ, has applied to list its common stock on the New York Stock Exchange.
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Open-source support firm grabs $4 million in VC
March 17, 2005
OpenLogic, which seeks to simplify development of applications that use open-source software, completes Series A investment round.
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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?
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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.
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Red Hat CEO urges rejection of lock-ins
October 27, 2005
Matthew Szulik says computing customers increasingly are rejecting proprietary products that lock them to a particular supplier.
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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.
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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.
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Microsoft, Novell paint target on Red Hat
November 3, 2006
New technical and legal partnership is meant to take Red Hat down a notch--and could help Novell too.
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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.
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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.
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Linux guru warns on security of open-source code
October 26, 2006
Veteran developer Alan Cox cautions that hackers are trying hard to break open-source code and that many projects are far from secure.
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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.
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Red Hat looks under Linux's hood
November 1, 2005
Trying to take a more active role in open-source programming, Red Hat is expanding its R&D efforts on the operating system.
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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.
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Red Hat and JBoss: No turning back for open source
April 10, 2006
Red Hat's $350 million purchase of JBoss speeds up the collision between the once closed-off open-source world and entrenched software heavyweights.
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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.
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Red Hat couches Microsoft-Novell pact as a Linux win
November 3, 2006
As the software maker endures a tough week, open-source experts question whether the deal would violate the GPL.
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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.
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Open source battens the hatches
January 10, 2006
Developers take arms against possible attacks on open-source software. Also: Patent gains and a Java refrain.
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How GPL fits in with the future of antitrust regulation
November 22, 2006
perspective Attorney Eric J. Sinrod explains the ramifications of a recent case on the future of open-source software.
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