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Year in review: New players enliven open source

December 21, 2007 Yahoo, Google, Adobe, Sun Microsystems, and even Microsoft freshen up the open-source marketplace. TAGS: open source, open-source software, Sun Microsystems Inc., Red Hat Inc., Mozilla Corp., Firefox, Adobe Systems Inc., Linux, programming, Google Inc., Yahoo! Inc., Web browser, Microsoft Corp.

Firefox heats up

September 14, 2004 Mozilla aims for 1 million downloads of its open-source browser in the next 10 days. Also: Common ground for Linux backers. TAGS: Firefox, open source, Linux, Mozilla Corp., Red Hat Inc., Novell Inc., IBM Corp., Web browser, CEO, Microsoft Corp.

Zimbra to offer Ubuntu Linux support

May 4, 2007 The start-up focused on e-mail and calendar software for servers adds support for the up-and-coming version of Linux. TAGS: Ubuntu, Ubuntu Linux, server software, GNOME, open-source company, open source, Mozilla Thunderbird, Linux, Red Hat Inc., open-source software, server, Web browser, Java, e-mail, CEO, Microsoft Corp.

Sun releases Solaris-based desktop software

October 14, 2004 Java Desktop System version 2 sneaks onto the market only two months ahead of version 3's due date. TAGS: Sun Java Desktop System, Sun Solaris, desktop computer, Sun Microsystems Inc., desktop software, Linux, operating system, open source, Microsoft Corp., Web browser

Open-source projects on a roll

September 1, 2005 Format behind OpenOffice suite gets boost in Boston, while backers of integration software look for safety in numbers. TAGS: OpenOffice, open source, Boston, Microsoft .NET, Linux, Web browser, Microsoft Corp.

This week in open-source news

November 5, 2004 Adobe quietly begins testing the waters to increase its involvement in desktop Linux. Also: Open-source Web browsers Mozilla and Firefox post gains over Microsoft's Internet Explorer. TAGS: Ingres r3, open source, Ingres, Mozilla Corp., Computer Associates International Inc., desktop Linux, Adobe Systems Inc., Linux, Firefox, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Web browser, Microsoft Corp., database

Open source on the move

September 21, 2006 Linux gets its latest kernel update and a real-time makeover; debate continues on GPL changes. TAGS: kernel, GPL, Linux, open source, virtualization, Mozilla Corp., Firefox, Real-Time, Web browser, operating system, security, server, Microsoft Corp.

Linux gets a phone call from Openwave

September 18, 2003 The company that sells more wireless browsers than anyone else in the world says its browser and e-mail software for cell phones is now compatible with the open-source operating system. TAGS: Openwave Systems, wireless browser, handset maker, Linux, Motorola Inc., client software, smart phone, Symbian Inc., operating system, Web browser, Nokia Corp., cell phone, handset, open source, e-mail, Microsoft Corp.

Caldera CEO mulls unified Unix/Linux

August 17, 2001 Ransom Love, chief executive of Caldera International, discusses the future of the open-source movement and his vision of a unified Unix/Linux platform. TAGS: Caldera Systems Inc., GNU, Caldera International, thin client, SCO Group Inc., Linux, business computing, Unix, open source, vision, platform, CEO, Microsoft Corp., operating system, Web browser, server

Korea launches a switch to open source

October 1, 2003 The South Korean government says that by 2007 it plans to replace proprietary software with open-source alternatives on a substantial number of its PCs and servers. TAGS: South Korea, open source, open-source software, Korea, government, Linux, operating system, Microsoft Corp., Web browser, server, PC, Microsoft Windows

French parliament dumping Windows for Linux

November 27, 2006 Study by technology services company convinces the National Assembly that the switch will be cost-effective. TAGS: technology services company, open source, Linux, Firefox, France, decision, member, Microsoft Corp., operating system, Web browser, server, PC, Microsoft Windows

Se habla open source?

February 16, 2004 While open-source software is still fighting for space on American desktops, it's making surprising progress in developing economies due to native-language translation efforts. TAGS: language, OpenOffice, KDE, open source, open-source software, project, word, Microsoft Corp., software company, Linux, Web browser, operating system, PC

IBM on the hunt for Firefox programmers

April 13, 2005 Big Blue looks to hire techies to adapt the open-source browser to work well with its server software. TAGS: Firefox, workplace, Mozilla Corp., IBM Corp., programmer, SuSE Linux Enterprise Server, Web browser, open source, Linux, server software, project, server, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Google Inc., Microsoft Corp., PC

Image flaw pierces PC security

August 5, 2004 Six vulnerabilities in a common code that handles an open-source image format could open the doors to intruders. TAGS: PNG, vulnerability, Mozilla Corp., flaw, Linux, Opera Software, open source, security, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Web browser, operating system, Microsoft Corp., Firefox, image, e-mail, Apple Macintosh

The Microsoft penalty that isn't

April 15, 2002 Open Source Initiative co-founder Bruce Perens writes that a proposed antitrust settlement contains a loophole Microsoft will use to escape challenge from its only viable competitor. TAGS: GPL, monopoly, license, penalty, open source, Linux, file-sharing, Mozilla Corp., Microsoft Corp., intellectual property, antitrust, LAN, printer, Microsoft Windows, Web browser, operating system

Netline touts open-source move

October 7, 2004 The maker of a rival Microsoft Exchange product that went open source says its new beta would have taken 10 times longer to do alone. TAGS: Frank Hoberg, Open-Xchange, Linux distribution, open source, KDE, e-mail server, Microsoft Exchange Server, SuSE, open-source community, GPL, development, Linux, decision, e-mail, Web browser, server

Linux seller licenses Windows Media technology

April 28, 2004 Turbolinux, a Japanese seller of the open-source operating system, bridges a philosophical divide by licensing Microsoft technology for playing digital music and video. TAGS: TurboLinux Inc., Windows Media Format, Windows Media, Linux, open source, Linspire, Japan, Linux seller, RealNetworks Inc., codec, API, digital music, Microsoft Corp., operating system, Microsoft Windows, Web browser

Firefox browser to hit 1.0 milestone

September 13, 2004 Set for release today, the latest version of the open-source rival to IE promises to work with KDE. TAGS: KDE, Mozilla Corp., Firefox, milestone, Mozilla Web browser, quality control, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Web browser, open source, security, Microsoft Corp., Linux, PC

Mozilla, Gnome mull united front against Longhorn

April 28, 2004 Representatives from the open-source foundations meet to figure out a common plan of attack as Microsoft's tightly integrated Web and desktop technology looms. TAGS: GNOME, Microsoft Longhorn, XAML, Mozilla Corp., Ximian, open source, desktop software, co-founder, Microsoft Corp., Web browser, combination, operating system, Microsoft .NET, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Linux, Java

With update, Mozilla introduces fees

October 15, 2003 The developer of open-source Net software unveils the latest version of its Web applications package and announces fee-based services, a step back to its Netscape roots. TAGS: Mitchell Baker, Mozilla Corp., Netscape Communications Corp., foundation, America Online Inc., fee, open source, Web browser, open-source software, antitrust, Linux, CD, Microsoft Corp.