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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, Motorola Inc., Microsoft Exchange Server, 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, Microsoft Corp., government, XML, server, Linux, Microsoft Windows

Microsoft simplifies code-sharing plan

October 19, 2005 Company strips down its Shared Source Initiative to three licenses, one of which is modeled on the Mozilla Public License. TAGS: license, OSI, source code, open source, Microsoft Corp., Mozilla Corp., code, Bluetooth, developer

MySQL to make use of Microsoft code

October 11, 2004 The code, which was open-sourced in April, will be used for the administration tool that connects to the MySQL database. TAGS: MySQL, source code, code, PostgreSQL, MySQL Database, open source, database, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows

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

Microsoft may offer peek at SQL Server code

February 23, 2005 The company is looking at making the source code for the next version of SQL Server available under its shared-source program. TAGS: Microsoft SQL Server, Jason Matusow, source code, Microsoft SQL Server 2005, Stephen O'Grady, open source, product development, code, database, IBM Corp., server, security, Microsoft Corp., developer, Microsoft Windows

Microsoft to release more source code?

February 7, 2005 Firm's developer unit may make available source code from popular tool for building user interfaces for Windows applications. TAGS: source code, Jason Matusow, programmer, Microsoft Windows CE, open source, Microsoft Visual Studio, code, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, security, operating system

Microsoft airs tools' source code online

April 6, 2004 In what may be the first time Microsoft has adopted a pure open-source approach for a product, the company reveals the code for its Windows Installer XML software. TAGS: Jason Matusow, SourceForge, code, source code, XML, open source, software development, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, operating system

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, Sun Microsystems Inc., source code, Linux, Red Hat Inc., Java, Microsoft Corp.

Real: Baby steps toward freedom

July 23, 2002 Open Source Initiative co-founder Bruce Perens writes that RealNetworks is off to a good start in opening up some source code, but it needs to go further if it wants to block Microsoft's advance. TAGS: RealNetworks Inc., RealNetworks RealAudio, Open Source Initiative, RealNetworks RealVideo, open source, codec, open-source community, OGG, license, GPL, code, source code, co-founder, Microsoft Windows Media Player, media player, server

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.

India to get a look at Windows code?

January 26, 2004 The software giant is in talks with the country's government to share the source code underlying its Windows operating system. TAGS: Peter Moore, India, source code, government, Microsoft Corp., operating system, open source, Microsoft Windows

Microsoft gets deeper into gizmos

October 24, 2003 The software giant talks up plans for embedded devices ranging from factory robots to slot machines. TAGS: device manufacturer, source code, gadget, approach, operating system, Microsoft Corp., MP3 player, open source, MP3, Microsoft Windows

Microsoft expands 'shared source' effort

October 22, 2003 The company is allowing "MVPs"--individuals who have been recognized by the software maker for their contributions to its online support community--access to its source code. TAGS: Jason Matusow, online support, Jim Allchin, code, source code, Microsoft Corp., software company, Microsoft Windows, open source

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

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, IBM Corp., attorney, programming, Linux, Microsoft Corp.

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, GPL, SuSE, Red Hat Inc., Novell GroupWise, Linux, Microsoft Exchange Server, source code, SuSE Linux, open source, Microsoft Corp., server, Microsoft Windows, e-mail

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

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, Linus Torvalds, security flaw, Linux, trojan horse, source code, mailing list, open source, database, code, security, developer, server

Sun invites outside involvement with Java 6

November 18, 2004 Sun puts very early versions of the source code on its Web site so Java programmers could better see and participate in its development. TAGS: JCP, J2SE, Java, Sun Microsystems Inc., Java 2, involvement, Java programmer, SCO Group Inc., source code, programmer, API, open source, Microsoft Corp.
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