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Mozilla tries Firefox recipe with Thunderbird
September 18, 2007
The Mozilla Foundation is funding a subsidiary to improve the open-source e-mail software. Will more plug-ins and a universal mailbox come next?
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OpenDocument format gathers steam
November 10, 2005
Growing cadre of vendors vows to improve alternatives to Microsoft Office, as government customers voice more interest.
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Oracle tried to buy open-source MySQL
February 15, 2006
Move reveals just how far the software giant is willing to go to adapt to the burgeoning open-source environment.
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MySQL fills Oracle-consumed hole in database
April 7, 2006
Open-source database company, with its own storage engine in the works, renews contract with Oracle around InnoDB.
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MySQL introduces Community Server database
October 18, 2006
Open-source database company introduces two offerings, one for corporate customers and one for developers.
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Microsoft Office to get a dose of OpenDocument
May 5, 2006
Developers have created a way to save OpenDocument documents from Microsoft Office. The first customer may be the commonwealth of Massachusetts.
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Five reasons not to fear a $200 Linux PC
January 24, 2008
A rash of supremely affordable PCs preloaded with Linux has hit mainstream retail stores. And trying one is not as risky a proposition as you might think.Photos: Three sub-$200 Linux PCs
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Sun hopes for Linux-like Solaris
May 9, 2007
Through Project Indiana, Sun wants to give Solaris a Linux feel to try to woo an influential developer crowd.
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Canonical seeks profit from free Ubuntu
October 6, 2006
The South African startup is starting in earnest a push to make money off the free version of Ubuntu Linux.
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Solaris engineers offer personal source-code tours
June 14, 2005
Sun chose the human touch when it introduced more than 5 million lines of Solaris source code onto the Net.
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Microsoft may offer peek at SQL Server code
February 23, 2005
The company is looking at making the source code for the next version of SQL Server available under its shared-source program.
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IBM tunes up for Jazz open-source project
January 30, 2007
Set to launch in June, Jazz aims to modernize development tools for programming teams that are geographically spread out.
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OpenOffice plug-in plan set for debut
September 22, 2006
Upcoming 2.0.4 version of the open-source office suite is designed to make plug-in extensions easier to write and manage.
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Mass. holding tight to OpenDocument
July 5, 2006
State is sticking to its plan to standardize on OpenDocument, says the incoming CIO, describing the move as irreversible.
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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.
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Sun looks to sweeten Java
March 15, 2005
The Java steward plans to simplify "excessively complicated" commercial license, as it readies an overhaul of the standard.
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Open-source LAMP a beacon to developers
June 14, 2005
Companies that thrive on Linux, Apache, MySQL and related software band together to better support corporate customers.
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Schwartz ends first year at Sun with quarterly profit
April 24, 2007
The company reports net income of $67 million, but misses its revenue goal for the quarter because of server sales slowdown.
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JBoss airs expansion plans
July 16, 2004
Company wants to offer open-source versions of integration middleware and business process management software, CNET News.com has learned.
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Key open-source programming tool due for overhaul
March 14, 2005
New version of GCC compiler software is likely to create higher-quality, faster programs.
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