IBM on Monday joined the OpenOffice.org community, providing a boost to supporters of the OpenDocument Format (ODF).
OpenSolaris isn't a true open-source project, but rather a "facade," because Sun Microsystems doesn't share control of it with outsiders, according to IBM executives.
The long-running legal battle over claims that IBM's version of Linux violates SCO Group's intellectual property took another twist on Tuesday when IBM sent subpoenas to four other tech players.
Nearly 10,000 people have signed a petition calling on IBM to publish the source code of OS/2.
David Backley, CIO and chief information security officer at Australia's fourth-largest bank Westpac, believes open source software is ready for the enterprise.
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Richard Stallman says even if Sun and others follow IBM's lead and started defusing the patent minefield of software development, the battle against software patents must continue.
Two years ago, software engineer Shaun Walker got an e-mail from a Microsoft product manager, suggesting ways to keep Walker's development project from foundering.
The New South Wales government has unveiled a panel of preferred open-source software suppliers but what does it really mean? Well, the answer depends on who's doing the asking.
The new version of Internet Explorer will include tabbed browsing but will this be enough to entice Firefox users to convert?
These days, the question is not whether you can use Linux, but where you can best use it. Is there more to Linux than Apache and file and print serving? ZDNet Australia investigates.
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PalmSource has announced two new operating systems, and has committed to ongoing development for both. There's also news of another Palm OS smartphone.
Palm OS retains its current 5.2.1 version number, but incorporates a number of enhancements that make it more competitive with Microsoft's Windows Mobile 2003 for Pocket PC.
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