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Sun's open source licence wins final OSI approval
Sun has secured a crucial approval in its plan to make its Solaris operating system an open source project. Read more »
SpamAssassin sports new open source licence
Programmers on Wednesday released the new version 3.0 of SpamAssassin, open-source software for filtering out unwanted e-mail, but the changes are as much legal as technological. Read more »
Sun expands open-source Java plan
Sun Microsystems will begin releasing significant open-source Java components this year and also will extend the collaborative strategy to the gadget version of the software technology. Read more »
Sparc specs released under GPL
As promised in January, the Verilog plans for the UltraSparc chip have been made available. Read more »
New GPL on the horizon
The long awaited update to the GPl is at least a year away and the process of refining it 'is going to be a screaming match' according to Eben Moglen, a key lawyer involved in the new draft. Read more »
Sun looks to sweeten Java
Sun Microsystems plans to simplify its Java licence for commercial software companies. Read more »
Intel, Red Hat cure open-source hiccup
Red Hat and Intel have settled a licensing hiccup that threatened to prevent the Linux company from contributing to Intel's open-source project--a reminder of the frictions that can arise between the commercial tech world and the open-source community. Read more »
Developer defies MS demands to kill .NET debug tool
UK developer Jamie Cansdale seems to have ignored calls from Microsoft that he remove a free tool called TestDriven.NET from his Web site, despite legal demands that the tool be removed by June 1 -- because it breaches licensing conditions. Read more »
Microsoft releases key Vista developer technologies
Microsoft on Wednesday gave developers access to a key piece of Windows Vista, months ahead of the operating system's release. Read more »
Microsoft simplifies code-sharing plan
Microsoft has simplified its program for sharing source code in an effort to work better with third parties. Read more »
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The real future of Linux
For Linux to grow, a more traditional model of capitalism must be implemented. Red Hat is attempting this move with recent changes to its licensing and support policies. Find out how this might affect future distributions. Read more »
Develop a fully functional site with DotNetNuke
The open source DotNetNuke framework allows you to create a powerful Web application using an out-of-the-box solution. Read more »
Integrate PostgreSQL with .NET
The PostgreSQL database server provides a reliable, robust database solution at no cost. Tony Patton walks you through the steps of using PostgreSQL as the backend for .NET applications. Read more »
Road test: .NET development without Visual Studio
This month we put five IDE alternatives to Microsoft's Visual Studio against each other. Is there an alternative for .NET developers? David McAmis puts the candidates to the test. Read more »
Case for open source
Australian Linux developer John Leach is adamant that open source represents a solid future for the world of software architecture. He explains why in this article. Read more »
Microsoft embraces open source with jQuery
Microsoft plans to integrate the JQuery library into both the ASP.NET Web Forms and ASP.NET Model View Controller frameworks. This article outlines how jQuery may work within an ASP.NET application. Read more »
50 significant moments from internet history
We take you through 50 defining moments of the internet. Read more »
Easily test Web services with soapUI
The soapUI tool makes it much easier to test Web services during development. It's also useful for interacting with third-party Web services to get a better idea of what to expect (and what to include) in the response. Read more »
A look inside Google's open source kitchen
Google's Chris DiBona says the search giant has a lot of involvement in open source, but is also a firm believer in proprietary software. Read more »
How to make money from Open source
Ever pondered how companies make money from free and open source development projects? Could you open source your code and still make a profit? Con Zymaris puts forward the case. Read more »
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Wireless theft -- what's the harm?
-- Hand up if you have logged in to use some poor schmuck's unprotected wireless connection to overcome a bandwidth drought? Read more »
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Space pr0n, patent karma and Yang out -- Club Builder
On Club Builder this week: how NASA plans to get the Internet into space, Jerry Yang is out the door at Yahoo and Brendan Eich discusses javascript engine competition.