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Sun courts GPL3 open source licence

Sun courts GPL3 open source licence

Server maker hints that it will support forthcoming licence.
Tom Sanders Dec 5 2006 9:37AM Software
Open source lawyers take on e-learning patent

Open source lawyers take on e-learning patent

The Software Freedom Law Center has filed a request with the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) that is seeking to invalidate an "Internet-Based Education Support System" patent that is owned by e-learning provider Blackboard.
Tom Sanders Dec 1 2006 3:42PM Software
Novell abandons open source Exchange competitor

Novell abandons open source Exchange competitor

Software vendor discovers that the world doesn't need another email
server.
Tom Sanders Nov 30 2006 12:50PM Software
Open source databases '60 percent cheaper'

Open source databases '60 percent cheaper'

Inexpensive products put price squeeze on database giants.
Tom Sanders Nov 21 2006 10:39AM Software
Sun settles on GPL for open source Java

Sun settles on GPL for open source Java

Vendor to release first open source Java code.
Tom Sanders Nov 14 2006 9:45AM Software
Europe to create open source repository

Europe to create open source repository

Portal aims to promote public sector collaboration.
Andrew Charlesworth Oct 16 2006 10:07AM Software
NEC streamlines open source software

NEC streamlines open source software

Vendor offers new service to protect customers from software conflicts.
Simon Burns Oct 4 2006 10:06AM Software
Boffins analyse open source development process

Boffins analyse open source development process

Researchers from UC Davis awarded US$750,000 grant.
Robert Jaques Sep 26 2006 9:56AM Software
Open source community welcomes Microsoft patent pledge

Open source community welcomes Microsoft patent pledge

Promise not to enforce web services patents given cautious welcome.
Tom Sanders Sep 19 2006 3:35PM Software
IBM rolls out open source development tools

IBM rolls out open source development tools

Promises to help Eclipse users develop applications faster.
Marcus Austin Sep 12 2006 9:52AM Software
Google re-releases open source OCR software

Google re-releases open source OCR software

Tesseract code unearthed from the HP crypt.
Matt Chapman Sep 6 2006 11:59AM Software
UK school saves thousands with open source network

UK school saves thousands with open source network

Infrastructure includes email and proxy filtering systems.
Clement James Sep 1 2006 10:17AM Software
Open source Java licence to guarantee disappointment

Open source Java licence to guarantee disappointment

Impossible to marry enterprise and community needs in one licence.
Tom Sanders Aug 30 2006 9:55AM Software
OSI seeks open source licence reform

OSI seeks open source licence reform

Committee recommends creation of three licence categories.
Tom Sanders Aug 23 2006 10:13AM Software
First open source Java code promised for October

First open source Java code promised for October

Sun adds mobile Java to the open source mix.
Tom Sanders Aug 16 2006 9:36AM Software
Yahoo! sees limits to open source goodness

Yahoo! sees limits to open source goodness

Yahoo! doesn't plan to release all its software code under an open source license because it's unpractical and carries limited benefits, Yahoo! developer Jeremy Zawodny said on his blog.
Tom Sanders Aug 4 2006 3:11PM Software
Open source phone system open to DoS attack

Open source phone system open to DoS attack

Hackers could launch DoS attacks against telephone systems, new research has revealed.
René Millman Jul 18 2006 12:25PM Security
Open source Gnome Partition Editor gets easier

Open source Gnome Partition Editor gets easier

Staff without Linux expertise can use free utility to resize disk partitions
with various file systems.
Roger Howorth Jul 12 2006 9:42AM Software
Symantec mistakes open source tool for trojan

Symantec mistakes open source tool for trojan

An faulty update has caused Symantec to incorrectly detect the Zlob trojan in the open source Nullsoft Scriptable Install System (NSIS).
Tom Sanders Jul 6 2006 11:57AM Security
Junked PCs another source of personal info

Junked PCs another source of personal info

PC users hoping to sell or donate their used computers should be forewarned: There is likely personal information remaining on them.
Dan Kaplan Apr 20 2006 10:09PM Security

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