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Thursday, February 08, 2007
Novell-Microsoft pact not about interoperability, says Open Source leader Last year he resigned in Novell in protest over the Microsoft-Novell patent agreement, which he dubbed "a mistake." In this exclusive interview Jeremy Allison explains why he believes the deal is nothing but a patent cross-licensing agreement that violates the spirit and letter of the GNU GPL.
Thursday, December 07, 2006
Open source apps stack risk user lock-in, experts contend Vendors are scrambling to offer open source application stacks as an alternative to integrated sets of proprietary applications that have long locked users into the technology of a single supplier.
Thursday, September 14, 2006
Australian Unix user organization in trouble AUUG, the Australian users organization for Unix, Linux and open source professionals, is facing one of the toughest challenges in its 30-year history as long-standing members question its relevance. 
Thursday, August 17, 2006
Torvalds still no fan of governing license Linus Torvalds, the creator of Linux, remains unimpressed with a proposed update to the license that governs the open source operating system and has no plans to adopt it for the Linux kernel.
Thursday, April 27, 2006
The economics of open-source software New business models have formed around open-source software, threatening the old ways of making money in the IT industry. At last count, I’ve tallied no less than 10 different approaches to improving profitability from open source. While there’s upside, vendors are being careful in selecting the best models and supporting the right projects that fit their objectives. 
Wednesday, January 25, 2006
Microsoft to license code to avoid EU fines Microsoft Corp. has agreed to license the source code for communications protocols in its Windows server software in a bid to avoid being fined €2 million (US$2.43 million) a day by the European Commission, the company's top lawyer said.
Thursday, November 17, 2005
Open-source groups back India's free software program Open-source groups in India are assisting the Indian government's program to distribute productivity software for free in the country, even though the software being distributed includes some proprietary software. 
Wednesday, June 09, 2004
Search finds new holes in open source tool A close investigation of a common open source tool has uncovered more critical security holes in software used by developers to track and manage changes in computer code.
Friday, November 28, 2003
Red Hat ends free download support Decision part of an eventful month for Linux
Monday, September 15, 2003
EU software patent opponents turn up lobbying Opponents of a proposed European law on software patents have overhauled their lobbying efforts in a last ditch attempt to turn lawmakers' opinions in their favour.
Sunday, April 14, 2002
Experts debate open source's future Is there room in the industry for both open source software, which lets users view and tinker with a program's source code, as well as proprietary software? This question and related ones were asked at a conference held in Washington Friday, where panelists discussed the pros and cons of different software licensing models and whether the U.S. government should get involved in the debate.
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