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May 9, 2007 Sun releases Java's source code under the GPL--except for some third-party chunks and the compatibility test kit.Video: Gosling on Sun's JavaFX TAGS: Java, Sun Microsystems Inc., Richard Stallman, JDK, JavaOne, open source, Free Software Foundation, GPL, exception, source code, open-source software, conference, server, video

November 4, 2004 Sun will release the source code of its operating system, but those eager for details may have to wait until early 2005. TAGS: Sun Solaris, Jonathan Schwartz, Sun Microsystems Inc., open source, Sun Solaris 10, Red Hat Inc., source code, pricing, open-source software, IBM Corp., programming, operating system, server, Linux

September 13, 2003 Open-source software has underlying source code that may be freely seen, changed and redistributed--in sharp contrast with proprietary software from companies such as Microsoft or Oracle. TAGS: SCO Group Inc., GNU, Unix, Linux, open-source software, open source, source code, intellectual property, GPL, attorney, Red Hat Inc., IBM Corp., Oracle Corp., server, Microsoft Corp.

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

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, source code, Steve Ballmer, Bill Gates, antitrust, Microsoft Corp., open-source software, New York, Sun Microsystems Inc., Linux, CEO

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, Java, application server, Sun Microsystems Inc., BEA Systems Inc., open source, source code, JBoss, Java server, open-source software, Sun Solaris, R&D, project, server, IBM Corp., CEO

December 23, 2004 The license that forms the legal underpinnings of Linux--and a software industry revolution--is being updated for the first time since 1991. TAGS: GPL, Trusted Computing, license, Richard Stallman, source code, foundation, open source, Bill Gates, Web service, open-source software, IBM Corp., attorney, programming, Linux, Microsoft Corp.

November 17, 2003 In an effort to offer the same guarantees as commercial software, the open-source Java server software company will indemnify its customers from legal liability associated with its software. TAGS: JBoss Inc., JBoss, David Byer, indemnification, Apache Software Foundation, Java server software company, commercial software company, server software company, BEA Systems Inc., support services, Java 2, J2EE, letter, open source, SCO Group Inc., source code

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