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Intel forms internal open-source group
May 11, 2005
Move is part of an effort to bring Linux closer to parity with competing products from Microsoft.
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Apple releases patch for Mac OS X
January 26, 2005
The Mac maker plugs security holes in Safari, Mail and ColorSync and includes open-source fixes for several other programs.
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Dell offers an open-source PC
October 4, 2005
Dimension E510n1 is geared for customers who want to use open-source software such as Linux. Photo: Dell's open-source PC
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FreeDOS finally hits 1.0 milestone
September 7, 2006
More than a decade after Microsoft released final standalone version of MS-DOS, open-source version is here.
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Red Hat unveils fully open-source hypervisor
June 19, 2008
Linux company says the product, now in beta, will complement--not compete with--its existing virtualization strategy based on Xen.(By Andrew Donoghue of ZDNet UK)
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Microsoft makes Linux pact with Novell
November 2, 2006
Former software foes pledge to work together to help Windows world and Linux world interoperate. Video: Ballmer outlines Novell dealPhoto: Shaking hands on Linux
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Red Hat joins $100 laptop project
January 31, 2006
The open-source company will develop the operating system.
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Homeland Security helps secure open-source code
January 11, 2006
The government department is giving millions of dollars to a project that will comb open-source software for security bugs.
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Fine-tuning open source
April 17, 2006
As the Linux community ponders proprietary components, is Larry Ellison after his own version of the operating system?
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PalmSource joins open-source group
October 17, 2005
PalmSource, which owns the rights to the Palm operating system, said on Monday that it has joined the Open Source Development Labs.
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GCC is not an open-source program
March 24, 2005
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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.
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Darwin flaws survive in Apple's Mac OS X
January 19, 2005
An audit of the open-source OS from which Apple borrowed much of the Mac OS X code reveals vulnerabilities that affect Apple's software.
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IBM offers 500 patents for open-source use
January 11, 2005
Big Blue will let open-source developers use 500 software patents without fear of infringement lawsuits.
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Lloyd's may offer open-source indemnity
August 15, 2005
Lloyd's of London is expected to underwrite insurance to protect open-source users from intellectual property infringement claims.
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Chinese bank opts for open source
April 29, 2005
Turbolinux will supply open-source operating systems and software for all operations at a major Chinese bank.
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Microsoft has OS patents; Linux has none
December 4, 2006
ActiveGrid's Peter Yared says the Microsoft-Novell deal creates competition and is ultimately good for customers.
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LinuxWorld makes mobile moves
August 7, 2008
The scope of the open-source community's annual expo ranges from supercomputers to gadgets on the go.
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Red Hat: Microsoft still 'aggressive as hell'
June 1, 2006
CEO Matthew Szulik talks about staying relevant in a world where the operating system isn't the talking point it once was.
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Open-source database Ingres targets software firms
April 11, 2006
Looking to woo application companies, Ingres is creating a combo of its open-source database and Linux operating system.
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