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August 14, 2003 The GNU Project, which develops many of the components in the operating system, warns that the system housing its primary download servers was compromised by an attacker. TAGS: GNU, attacker, malicious code, computer security, trojan horse, project, source code, Linux, server, operating system

January 25, 2006 To avoid EU regulatory fines of up to $2.45 million per day, Microsoft offers to license some of its Windows source code to rivals. TAGS: objection, fine, commission, source code, antitrust, Microsoft Windows Server, rival, documentation, Microsoft Corp., decision, order, server, Microsoft Windows, operating system

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

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, open source, application server, source code, Java, database, project, server, operating system

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

June 21, 2005 "GlassFish" lets outsiders tinker with Java server source code but stops well short of making it actual open-source software. TAGS: Project GlassFish, Java, application server, Sun Microsystems Inc., BEA Systems Inc., open source, source code, Java server, JBoss, open-source software, Sun Solaris, project, R&D, server, IBM Corp., CEO

May 21, 2004 Source code was again under attack, as Cisco Systems investigated a leak, and two popular repository applications were found to have vulnerabilities. TAGS: Minix, Concurrent Versions System, Cisco Systems Inc., vulnerability, Week in review, Apple Mac OS X, flaw, Apple Mac OS, attacker, source code, Apple Macintosh, Apple Computer, Linux, open source, security, researcher

August 6, 2003 The media software company announces plans to release the source code of its audio and video player to run on the Linux operating system. TAGS: RealNetworks Inc., Linux, LinuxWorld, home entertainment, source code, video player, developer, Sun Solaris, audio, Unix, media player, video, operating system, Microsoft Corp., server, Microsoft Windows

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