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Linux--source of success?

October 22, 2003 As Red Hat releases a new version of Linux, RealNetworks and Motorola rally around the open-source OS. Also: New Openexchange Server from SuSE, and more source code from Microsoft. TAGS: SuSE, Linux, Microsoft Exchange Server, Motorola Inc., Red Hat Inc., RealNetworks Inc., source code, open source, operating system, Microsoft Corp.

Microsoft mulls opening of Office code

January 16, 2004 The purveyor of proprietary software is looking to expand its Shared Source Initiative to Office, which lets companies see source code underlying Office, server applications and more. TAGS: Jason Matusow, source code, expansion, Microsoft Office, code, open source, government, Microsoft Corp., XML, server, Linux, Microsoft Windows

Open source: A nonproprietary world

September 13, 2003 Open-source software has underlying source code that may be freely seen, changed and redistributed--in sharp contrast with proprietary software from companies such as Microsoft or Oracle. TAGS: SCO Group Inc., Unix, GNU, Linux, open-source software, open source, source code, intellectual property, GPL, Red Hat Inc., IBM Corp., attorney, Oracle Corp., server, Microsoft Corp.

Security research suggests Linux has fewer flaws

December 14, 2004 Four years of research by a code-analysis firm finds that the latest open-source OS beats commercial software for quality. TAGS: Coverity, Linux, flaw, source code, Linux kernel, research, analysis, operating system, open source, Apple Computer, Apple Mac OS X, Apple Mac OS, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp., Apple Macintosh, security

Is Torvalds really the father of Linux?

May 20, 2004 It's hard to imagine that Linus Torvalds could have launched Linux without directly using earlier operating system work, according to a report that has become controversial even before its schedule... TAGS: Minix, Andrew Tanenbaum, Linus Torvalds, Linux, study, Unix, source code, SCO Group Inc., operating system, attack, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows

Fits and starts for open source

June 21, 2005 Sun offers up source code via GlassFish project but falls short of its stated goal. Also: Celtix debuts. TAGS: Project GlassFish, Sun Solaris, Fedora Project, open source, source code, Sun Microsystems Inc., Linux, Java, Red Hat Inc., Microsoft Corp.

A Microsoft-Red Hat warming trend?

May 10, 2005 CEOs Steve Ballmer and Matthew Szulik met for a meal recently, sources say. How's Microsoft feeling about open source these days? TAGS: Red Hat Inc., GPL, open source, Steve Ballmer, source code, antitrust, Bill Gates, Microsoft Corp., open-source software, New York, Sun Microsystems Inc., Linux, CEO

Novell extends open-source push

May 11, 2004 For the second time, the company has released the source code of a once-proprietary software package that makes it easier to substitute Linux for Microsoft's Windows. TAGS: Evolution Connector, Novell Inc., Ximian, Red Hat Inc., GPL, SuSE, Novell GroupWise, Linux, Microsoft Exchange Server, source code, open source, SuSE Linux, Microsoft Corp., server, e-mail, Microsoft Windows

Sun to open source code for office software

July 17, 2000 The company will open the source code of its Star Office software Wednesday, but a major new version of the product has been delayed. TAGS: Applix Inc., StarOffice, Sun Microsystems Inc., open source, license, GPL, source code, Linux, Microsoft Office, acquisition, handheld, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows

RealNetworks plays to Linux developers

August 6, 2003 The media software company announces plans to release the source code of its audio and video player to run on the Linux operating system. TAGS: RealNetworks Inc., Linux, LinuxWorld, home entertainment, source code, video player, developer, Sun Solaris, Unix, audio, media player, operating system, video, Microsoft Corp., server, Microsoft Windows

Attempted attack on Linux kernel foiled

November 6, 2003 An unknown intruder tries to insert a Trojan horse program into the code of the next Linux kernel--an attempt that raises questions about the security of open-source development methods. TAGS: Concurrent Versions System, Linux kernel, kernel, intruder, security flaw, Linus Torvalds, Linux, trojan horse, source code, mailing list, open source, code, database, developer, security, server

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