Linux, and software development news on CNET

October 27, 2006 Software giant's bid to steal Red Hat's business hurts Red Hat, but Oracle has a long way to go before proving its Linux chops. TAGS: Red Hat Inc., Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Oracle Corp., Linux, software development, source code, operating system, Cisco Systems Inc., Java, server

February 13, 2004 Richard Seibt, the company's new European chief, says customers have their eyes on server consolidation, Linux standardization and security. TAGS: Novell Inc., Ximian, KDE, SuSE, server consolidation, Linux, GNOME, SuSE Linux, open source, software development, Europe, operating system, server, security

July 17, 2006 Collaborative methods find fans in new areas of software development, from business tools to malicious code. TAGS: enterprise management, open source, malicious code, software development, Linux, robot, Novell Inc.

September 13, 2004 CEO asserts the future of software development will not be found in the open-source or proprietary models. TAGS: Jack Messman, Novell Inc., Novell NetWare, software development, open-source development, open source, SuSE Linux, Novell Open Enterprise Server, SuSE, SuSE Linux Enterprise Server, Barcelona, enterprise server, Linux, networking, CEO, server

January 26, 2006 Linus Torvalds rejects the planned update to the seminal open-source license, citing its DRM provisions. TAGS: GPL 3, Linus Torvalds, GPL, digital-rights management, Richard Stallman, Free Software Foundation, Linux, Linux kernel, license, software development, IBM Corp., founder, open source

January 6, 2004 The popular open-source database is now available for the HP-UX operating system as well as for Linux running on Intel's 64-bit Itanium 2 chip. TAGS: Intel Itanium 2, MySQL, Intel Itanium, HP-UX, 64-bit, MySQL Database, open source, database, software development, IBM Corp., developer, operating system, Linux, Intel, server, Microsoft Windows

January 16, 2007 Both DRM technology and GPL 3 will cause a lot of arguments, the man behind Linux says. But in the end, good technology will prevail. TAGS: Linus Torvalds, GPL 3, GPL, digital-rights management, argument, debate, air, software development, open source, open-source software, Linux

March 9, 2006 Jonathan Zuck says GPL advocates are adopting a religious stance on software development, rather than a practical one. TAGS: Richard Stallman, GPL, freedom, software development, Linux, open source, Red Hat Inc.

March 14, 2005 New version of GCC compiler software is likely to create higher-quality, faster programs. TAGS: GCC, compiler, GNU, optimization, Stephen O'Grady, open-source software, foundation, open source, software development, Apache Software Foundation, Linux, Intel, Unix, Firefox

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