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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., GNU, Unix, Linux, open-source software, open source, source code, intellectual property, GPL, Red Hat Inc., IBM Corp., attorney, Oracle Corp., server, Microsoft Corp.

March 16, 2005 GPL advocate believes Motorola, 12 other companies are using Linux in violation of license that governs the software. TAGS: GPL, open-source programmer, violation, Motorola Inc., source code, CeBit, Linux, license, trade show, open-source software

April 6, 2005 Sun Microsystems President Jonathan Schwartz applauds the open-source software realm but takes jabs at the GPL. TAGS: Jonathan Schwartz, GPL, Sun Microsystems Inc., open-source software, obligation, open source, Sun Solaris, source code, Java, intellectual property, nation, Red Hat Inc., project, IBM Corp., president, Linux

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, Red Hat Inc., Sun Solaris 10, source code, pricing, open-source software, IBM Corp., programming, operating system, server, Linux

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, Linux, programming, Microsoft Corp.

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, Bill Gates, antitrust, Microsoft Corp., open-source software, New York, Sun Microsystems Inc., Linux, CEO

June 14, 2005 Sun chose the human touch when it introduced more than 5 million lines of Solaris source code onto the Net. TAGS: OpenSolaris, Sun Solaris, Sun Microsystems Inc., Stephen O'Grady, programmer, source code, mailing list, developer, open-source software, blog, IBM Corp., project, Linux

November 17, 2003 In an effort to offer the same guarantees as commercial software, the open-source Java server software company will indemnify its customers from legal liability associated with its software. TAGS: JBoss Inc., JBoss, David Byer, indemnification, Apache Software Foundation, Java server software company, commercial software company, server software company, BEA Systems Inc., support services, Java 2, J2EE, open source, letter, SCO Group Inc., source code

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