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Oracle to finish Linux makeover this year

May 26, 2004 The database giant will finish switching its programmers to Linux by the end of the year--and now is the top database seller for the open-source operating system. TAGS: Oracle Corp., Linux, open source, IBM Corp., Gartner Inc., database, Novell Inc., Red Hat Inc., Sun Microsystems Inc., programming, operating system, server, Microsoft Windows

Survey: Linux programmers yawn at SCO

March 1, 2004 A new study finds that 73 percent of Linux programmers believe the SCO Group's legal attacks on the open-source operating system lack merit. Respondents also weighed in on other Linux issues. TAGS: Linux programmer, SCO Group Inc., survey, Linux, programmer, open source, IBM Corp., Unix, Novell Inc., intellectual property, Red Hat Inc., open-source software, programming, operating system

Red Hat offers software warranty

January 20, 2004 In response to SCO Group's legal action against Linux, Red Hat is offering new legal protection that guarantees the company will replace any code found to infringe copyrights. TAGS: SCO Group Inc., Red Hat Inc., Linux, defense, programmer, IBM Corp., open-source software, Unix, open source, programming, operating system

Microsoft to take direct shots at Linux rivals

September 16, 2004 From now on, Redmond won't just fight the idea of the open-source operating system; it's taking specific aim at Red Hat, Novell and IBM. TAGS: Red Hat Inc., Linux, TCO, high-performance computing, Novell Inc., open source, open-source software, IBM Corp., Redmond, programming, Microsoft Corp., high-performance, operating system

Sun CEO: Open source is our friend

February 11, 2004 Sun Microsystems may have been the last major server maker to embrace Linux, but CEO Scott McNealy argues that his company will benefit more from it than competitors. TAGS: Sun Java Desktop System, Sun Solaris, Scott McNealy, Sun Microsystems Inc., open-source software, Jonathan Schwartz, open source, Linux, IBM Corp., CEO, pricing, programming, server, operating system, Microsoft Corp.

Sun to upgrade Linux desktop software

May 28, 2004 The second version of Java Desktop System will debut on Tuesday with extra features to lure developers. It's the latest part of Sun's effort to offset its server sales slump. TAGS: Sun Java Desktop System, desktop Linux, Linux desktop software, Sun Microsystems Inc., programming tool, Linux, desktop computer, SuSE, Linux desktop, Sun Solaris, Java software, desktop software, SuSE Linux, IBM Corp., programming, Java

Linux gets built-in Cell processor support

March 21, 2006 Updated kernel includes Oracle software for clustered databases, improves how OS runs on multiprocessor systems. TAGS: kernel, multiprocessor, Linus Torvalds, Linux, SuSE Linux Enterprise Server, T1, Sun UltraSPARC, Linux kernel, Oracle Corp., IBM Corp., Sun Solaris, file system, memory, patch management, Sun Microsystems Inc., Red Hat Inc.

Torvalds: What, me worry?

July 8, 2003 Linux creator Linus Torvalds sounds off on SCO Group's lawsuit against IBM, intellectual property in the open-source world and the future of the Linux operating system. TAGS: Linus Torvalds, SCO Group Inc., intellectual property, Open Source Development Labs, Linux, intellectual property right, Linux kernel, engineer, patent, IBM Corp., process, programming, open source, operating system

Sun poised to take open-source Solaris step

January 24, 2005 Firm is expected to start sharing some source code of the OS and to detail its OpenSolaris plan on Tuesday. TAGS: Sun Solaris, Sun Microsystems Inc., OpenSolaris, biotechnology, Red Hat Inc., open source, Linux, Unix, IBM Corp., developer, programming, operating system

IBM tries to hook computer science students

July 20, 2004 IBM hopes to get college kids to experiment with something new--non-Microsoft development software. TAGS: Buell Duncan, computer science, IBM Corp., university, Java, open standard, school, dot-com, development tool, student, server software, Linux, programming, server, open source, Microsoft Corp.

Sun license gets open-source nod

January 19, 2005 The company has secured a crucial approval in its plan to make Solaris an open-source project, CNET News.com has learned. TAGS: OSI, Sun Solaris, Sun Microsystems Inc., open source, open-source project, approval, BSD, GPL, Sun UltraSPARC, computer science, IBM Corp., programming, Linux, project, operating system, server

Open-source honchos trash software patents

February 2, 2005 "Software patents are clearly a problem," Linux founder Linus Torvalds says at the OSDL Linux Summit. TAGS: Mitch Kapor, software patent, Linus Torvalds, patent, Open Source Development Labs, open source, Linux, SCO Group Inc., IBM Corp., innovation, Sun Solaris, Mozilla Corp., open-source software, founder, chairman, programming

Open-source allies go on patent offensive

August 11, 2005 Red Hat and OSDL's new patent efforts take a different tack in trying to deter some intellectual-property attacks. TAGS: patent, software patent, Steve Mills, open source, intellectual property, LinuxWorld, Open Source Development Labs, ally, Red Hat Inc., IBM Corp., Sun Solaris, Linux, threat, open-source software, San Francisco, programming

Open-source details hold up Solaris release

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, IBM Corp., open-source software, programming, operating system, Linux, server

Year in review: Operating system strategies

January 11, 2004 Microsoft talked up the Tablet OS and Media Center, while dreaming Longhorn. Meanwhile, Linux moved ahead, despite SCO threats, and Apple unleashed its latest big cat, Panther. TAGS: Media Center PC, Panther, Microsoft Longhorn, Linux, SCO Group Inc., tablet, operating system, Apple Power Mac, Apple iMac, Apple Macintosh, Apple Computer, Apple Mac OS, Unix, Apple Mac OS X, programming, Microsoft Corp.

Open-source advocate: Release Java code

February 13, 2004 A day after Sun chief Scott McNealy says "open source is our friend," a prominent advocate of the collaborative programming philosophy calls on the company to open Java code. TAGS: Java, Sun Microsystems Inc., Scott McNealy, open source, Python, open-source software, IBM Corp., Unix, programming, Linux, CEO, Microsoft Corp.

Sprucing up open source's GPL foundation

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, attorney, IBM Corp., open-source software, programming, Linux, Microsoft Corp.

MySQL addresses open-source license problem

March 13, 2004 Then open-source database company takes a step to mend a rift in the open-source world by updating a licensing provision that had broken a close tie between the MySQL database and another software ... TAGS: MySQL, PHP, rift, database company, open source, library, software package, database software, MySQL Database, IBM Corp., open-source software, database, conference, Linux, programming

Sun to renew its hunt for developers

September 2, 2003 The company looks to drive adoption of its Project Orion software-bundling strategy with Java development tools designed to work with the entire Orion suite. TAGS: Sun ONE, Sun Microsystems Inc., BEA Systems Inc., development tool, Java application, Java, Java development tool, application server, Borland Software Corp., Sun Solaris, pricing, developer, Linux, programming, conference, IBM Corp.

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