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Google kicks offline Web apps into gear

May 30, 2007 Search giant launches Google Gears, open-source software that brings offline access and local storage to the Web browser. TAGS: Web application, Google Inc., JavaScript, Web browser, Opera Software, Firefox, RSS, access, Web server, developer, open source, operating system, database, server, Microsoft Windows

Microsoft reaches out to Firefox developers

August 22, 2006 Invites open sourcers to participate in making sure that the browser will get along with Windows Vista. TAGS: Mozilla Corp., Firefox, open-source community, open source, Mozilla Thunderbird, offer, Microsoft Windows Vista, open-source software, Microsoft Corp., XML, Web browser, Microsoft Windows, operating system

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, Nokia Corp., Web browser, handset, cell phone, open source, e-mail, Microsoft Corp.

Amazon's A9 toolbar now available for Firefox

November 1, 2004 A9.com, a subsidiary of Amazon.com, said customers asked for a version of the toolbar that could work with the open-source browser. TAGS: Amazon A9, Amazon.com Inc., toolbar, Firefox, subsidiary, search engine, Mozilla Corp., Web browser, e-commerce, Google Inc., open source, operating system, Apple Computer, 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

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

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, open source, Linux, virtualization, Mozilla Corp., Firefox, Real-Time, operating system, Web browser, security, server, Microsoft Corp.

Nips and tucks for open source

November 30, 2005 The license covering Linux faces revisions, the Firefox browser gets a makeover, and Gollum points the way to Wikipedia. TAGS: Firefox 1.5, Firefox, Amazon.com Inc., OpenDocument Format, IBM DB2, Wikipedia, open source, Sun Microsystems Inc., Massachusetts, Web browser, Linux, Microsoft Office, IBM Corp., operating system, database

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: OpenOffice, language, KDE, open source, open-source software, project, word, Microsoft Corp., Linux, software company, Web browser, operating system, 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, Opera Software, Linux, open source, Web browser, Microsoft Internet Explorer, security, Firefox, operating system, Microsoft Corp., Apple Macintosh, image, e-mail

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, combination, Web browser, co-founder, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft .NET, operating system, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Java, Linux

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, Linux, open source, France, Firefox, decision, member, Web browser, server, operating system, Microsoft Corp., PC, Microsoft Windows

Microsoft offers helping hand to Firefox

August 25, 2006 Mozilla welcomes Redmond's efforts to ensure interoperability between Firefox and the Vista operating system. TAGS: Mozilla Corp., Mozilla Thunderbird, application security, Firefox, Redmond, Microsoft Windows Vista, offer, open source, Microsoft Corp., Web browser, blog, operating system, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Windows

Apple fixes 15 flaws in Mac OS X

September 8, 2004 The Mac maker patches a bushel of security issues in its flagship operating system, some of which are considered "critical." TAGS: Jaguar, Kerberos, Apple Mac OS, Apple Mac OS X, Apple Computer, patch management, flaw, Apple Macintosh, security, open-source software, operating system, open source, Web browser

Browser campaign slams IE

August 24, 2004 Taking a marketing page from Apple, standards advocates use "real people" to promote alternatives to Microsoft's browser. TAGS: testimonial, Microsoft Internet Explorer, browser company, Mozilla Corp., Web browser, Apple Computer, Microsoft Longhorn, Firefox, security, open source, Microsoft Corp., Apple Macintosh, operating system

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, Web browser, printer, Microsoft Windows, operating system

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, Linspire, open source, Linux, Japan, Linux seller, RealNetworks Inc., codec, API, digital music, Microsoft Corp., operating system, Microsoft Windows, video

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

Eclipse readies 'rich client' software

June 21, 2004 The open-source software offers developers an alternative to Windows for delivering desktop applications. TAGS: Java programmer, Stephen O'Grady, ISV, IDE, IBM Corp., client, Java, operating system, open source, software company, Web browser, Microsoft Windows

Week in review: Doing the security dance

December 2, 2005 Patches and exploits to software flaws led to a week of hackers and security managers playing a game of cat and mouse. TAGS: Sober worm, Sun Solaris, flaw, Week in review, vulnerability, security, antivirus, Firefox, attack, open source, virus, e-mail, operating system, Web browser, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp.