Group makes things official with a new legal identity.
Company says Web services platform extends the reach and precision of XML.
Several large consumer electronics makers have joined forces to promote the use of Linux in home devices.
A look at how Python began, and where it's going.
New venture to be called Core Developers Network.
New link between XML and data.
Database company announces strategic deal with developer, and upgraded Linux support.
New lower cost version available from open-source vendor.
CEO says newly-discovered document key to claim.
In a letter to UNIX-champion SCO, Novell's Jack Messman said SCO did not own copyrights and patent rights to Unix -- rights it has recently asserted versus Linux vendors.
Programmmers Report news briefs from 5/20/2003.
Analysis of the company's suit against IBM and Linux users.
More moves related to the company's ongoing legal action.
As Enterprise Linux becomes the poster child for open source and IT budgets remain tight, the question of where real value lies will remain. Customers may not necessarily demand open source, but neither will they pay for functionality that’s a commodity.
In the last few months, there has been a surge in reports of enterprises adopting Linux. The “free” nature of open-source software may appeal to many firms as one way to reduce costs. Meanwhile, the impression that Linux is more secure than Windows has been fostered by a never-ending set of security patches for the various flavors of Windows. Whether this impression is true or not remains to be seen.