Microsoft intends to release parts of the .NET 3.5 source code in the upcoming release of Visual Studio 2008.
Microsoft will be submitting its various "shared source" licenses to the Open Source Initiative in the hope of being granted 'official' open source status.
Microsoft last week declared a "patent peace" with Novell, the number 2 Linux seller. But did the company in fact just declare a patent war with the open-source realm?
Microsoft on Monday in the US said it intends by the end of the year to release a commercial-grade tool for building AJAX-style Web applications.
SugarCRM plans to release an updated application suite next month, as the open-source business software company eyes new product areas
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Microsoft is considering making SQL Server source code available to customers under its shared source program. I emphasise "considering," as Microsoft hasn't committed to doing anything yet.
Sun Microsystems is about to take the next step in its plan to refurbish the reputation of its Solaris operating system in the eyes of a small but crucial group: programmers.
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In the past year, Microsoft appears to have done just what it asked a court not to make it do: fragment Windows.
The new version of Microsoft's Windows CE code-sharing agreement must be popular because vendors have signed up to it, says the software giant.
Microsoft's shared source chief Jason Matusow on how the programme will spread beyond platforms and whether Office source code will be released. The question is, does anybody want it?
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