Sun Microsystems' decision to make Java SE open source won't make any difference to the majority of Java programmers, according to the company's chief open-source officer.
Microsoft lawyers have joined the company's campaign against open-source software, restricting how developers may use what it terms "viral software" in connection with Microsoft programming tools.
Microsoft lawyers have joined the company's campaign against open-source software, restricting how developers may use what it terms "viral software" in connection with Microsoft programming tools.
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Caldera chief Ransom Love hits back at free software founder Richard Stallman, denying that he is a 'greedy capitalist' or a 'parasite.'
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Is securify a real word? Of course not. It is a term I first heard during a press conference when global services firm EDS was announcing its Agility Alliance in Sydney last March.
The open-source movement has already rewritten the rules for how software is licensed and used. Now the computer services market is changing to keep up.
Why did national radio broadcaster Austereo Group and consultancy Coffey International drop Linux for Windows? And why did soon-to-be-listed Wotif.com abandon Microsoft technologies for Red Hat and Oracle?
Lotus founder Mitch Kapor's success with two open-source software foundations could make Microsoft miserable.
Sun Microsystems has raised the possibility that it might offer customers its own database, a move that could trigger displeasure at Oracle but curry favor with open-source advocates.
Imagine the power of running code created by Microsoft development tools on a Linux machine or including an open source component in a proprietary product. In an interview, author Brian Nantz explains how to do it.
Microsoft chief executive discusses the software giant's recent concessions regarding open source software.
Open source is nothing to be afraid of, according to Mozilla's chief executive officer.
Open source is nothing to be afraid of, according to Mozilla's chief executive officer.
Open source is nothing to be afraid of, according to Mozilla's chief executive officer.
Open source is nothing to be afraid of, according to Mozilla's chief executive officer.
The new version of Internet Explorer will include tabbed browsing but will this be enough to entice Firefox users to convert?
OpenGroupware.org has been launched with plans to create applications that compete with Microsoft Exchange server products.
Open-source software has already shaken up the operating systems business. Now, Java server software makers are feeling the heat.
The OpenOffice.org office suite has come a long way since its inception--so much so that it's now a viable alternative to Microsoft Office. See how this open source application fares against the Goliath Microsoft Office suite.
Executive Irving Wladawsky-Berger helped steer Big Blue to the Internet, Linux and open-source computing. His newest mission: grid computing.
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