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Gphone vs. iPhone: The security debate begins

November 8, 2007 Plans for Google's Android spark discussion about whether its Linux platform will prove more--or less--secure than Apple's proprietary iPhone. TAGS: Open Handset Alliance, McAfee Inc., Linux, Apple iPhone, secure, source code, open source, vulnerability, security, Apple Computer, platform, Google Inc.

BEA gets deeper into open source

July 28, 2004 The software maker moves source code to Apache and beefs up tools on its developer collaboration Web portal. TAGS: BEA Systems Inc., Apache Software Foundation, portal, Web portal, source code, collaboration, open source, software company

Google crawls into source code search

October 5, 2006 Search giant gives software developers a tool that lets them search billions of lines of source code. TAGS: Google Inc., code, open source, programmer, source code, search, search engine, developer

Open-source Java--except for the exceptions

May 9, 2007 Sun releases Java's source code under the GPL--except for some third-party chunks and the compatibility test kit.Video: Gosling on Sun's JavaFX TAGS: Java, Richard Stallman, Sun Microsystems Inc., JDK, JavaOne, open source, Free Software Foundation, exception, GPL, source code, open-source software, conference, server, video

Door to Java source code opens a crack wider

March 16, 2005 "Project Peabody" adds two licenses that make it easier for outsiders to see the code. But Sun stops short of embracing open source. TAGS: J2SE, James Gosling, Java, Java software, license, Sun Microsystems Inc., Java software company, open source, Java 2, J2EE, source code, software company

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, Microsoft Office, expansion, code, open source, government, Microsoft Corp., XML, server, Linux, Microsoft Windows

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: Linux, SuSE, Motorola Inc., Microsoft Exchange Server, Red Hat Inc., RealNetworks Inc., source code, open source, operating system, 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, source code, Steve Ballmer, antitrust, Bill Gates, Microsoft Corp., open-source software, New York, Sun Microsystems Inc., Linux, CEO

Sun to open-source single sign-on code

July 13, 2005 Company will release code for single sign-on technology for use within one organization, but will keep federation technology closed. TAGS: single sign-on, Sun Microsystems Inc., Sun Java, identity management, source code, open source, organization, Sun Solaris, Java, developer, server

Open-source details hold up Solaris release

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

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

Nessus security tool closes its source

October 6, 2005 Developer makes popular free scanner proprietary, saying competitors were taking advantage of its open-source status. TAGS: Tenable Network Security Inc., GPL, security tool, source code, open source, scanner, developer, e-mail, security

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, code, Mozilla Corp., Microsoft Corp., Bluetooth, developer

Sun to coders: Open-source Java won't change your life

August 16, 2006 Having access to the source code of the Java platform won't affect how developers work, the company says. TAGS: Java, Linux kernel, Sun Microsystems Inc., Java developer, open source, source code, Linux, London

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

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

Did SCO open Unix source code?

June 12, 2003 Several groups argue that SCO Group's shipment of a Linux product undermines its attack on the OS's intellectual-property underpinnings, but SCO says the argument is baseless. TAGS: SCO Group Inc., Unix, SCO Linux, GPL, intellectual property, Linux, argument, source code, SuSE, contract, attorney, IBM Corp., open source, operating system

Virus writers use open-source methods

July 17, 2006 Antivirus vendor McAfee cites potential for harm if power, efficiency of open source is misused. TAGS: McAfee Inc., Networks Associates Technology Inc., malicious software, open source, MyDoom virus, IRC, source code, writer, rootkit, hacker, virus, copy, antivirus, security

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, Microsoft Visual Studio, code, open source, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, security, operating system

Sun releases OpenSolaris file system

November 17, 2005 A key piece of its Unix operating systems goes to open-source programmers. Also on tap: more on Sun's database plans. TAGS: OpenSolaris, Sun Microsystems Inc., file system, Java, open source, application server, source code, database, server, operating system
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