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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 project, open-source software, project, Java

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, JBoss, OpenDocument Format, open-source software, Sun Microsystems Inc., OpenOffice, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Internet Explorer

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

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, open-source programmer, BEA Systems Inc., open-source software, OpenSolaris, Jonathan Schwartz, pricing, server, Linux, IBM Corp.

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.

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, IBM Corp., Linux

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., server software, open source, Ingres, database, database software, open-source software, Jonathan Schwartz, Scott McNealy, BEA Systems Inc., Computer Associates International Inc., CEO, server

IT giants accused of exploiting open source

May 31, 2005 Top EU official accuses major companies that sell open-source software of treating open-source developers as subcontractors. TAGS: open-source community, software industry, open source, open-source software, IBM Corp., Sun Microsystems Inc., information technology, 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, Sun UltraSPARC, derivatives, dot-com, Sun Solaris, open-source software, 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.

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

Open source, from Apache to Zimbra

November 22, 2006 In the software business, you can't just sit around--there's always a new feature to add or the Joneses to keep up with. TAGS: Apache Software Foundation, open source, GPL, Sun Microsystems Inc., Firefox 2.0, open-source software, Linux, handset, Java, IBM Corp., blog, Firefox, 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, SCO Group Inc., open-source software, OpenOffice, open-source community, OpenOffice.org, AMD Opteron, Sun Solaris, agreement, exec, Linux, Java

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, T1, open source, 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, open source, Java server, JBoss, open-source software, R&D, Sun Solaris, project, CEO, IBM Corp., server

Opening up to open source

April 7, 2005 British effort aims to bring open source to the public sector. Also, copyright reformer Lawrence Lessig has his eye on Flash. TAGS: open source, Wind River Systems Inc., Newsmaker, OpenSolaris, sector, open-source software, Sun Microsystems Inc., Linux, IBM Corp.

CA readies patent pledge

February 18, 2005 As it tries to cozy up to open-source developers, Computer Associates plans to follow IBM's and Sun's example of donating patents. TAGS: Computer Associates International Inc., patent, open-source developer, open source, company representative, IBM Corp., open-source software, Sun Microsystems Inc., Sun Solaris, database

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, Scott McNealy, SCO Group Inc., Linux, open source, Jonathan Schwartz, patent, Unix, Red Hat Inc., protection, IBM Corp., open-source software, Java

Open-source Java--except for the exceptions

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: Sun Microsystems Inc., Richard Stallman, Java, JavaOne, open source, JDK, Free Software Foundation, source code, GPL, exception, open-source software, conference, server, video

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.