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Chip makers release driver source code
News VIA and XGI's decision to release the source code of various drivers should make it easier for Linux users to find drivers for their hardware they buy, although they are relying on the goodwill of the open source community to write drivers.
[April 14, 2005, 15:00]
Chip makers release driver source code
Talkback There is already an active opensource driver project for VIA chipsets: http://unichrome.sf.net which has been supplying and supporting open source drivers for the past two years for the Unichrome and Unichrome Pro chipsets.
[April 15, 2005, 18:36]
Sun challenged to release Java's code
News A day after Sun Microsystems chief executive Scott McNealy said that open-source software is his company's friend, a prominent advocate of the collaborative programming philosophy has called upon the server maker to open the code of Java.
[February 16, 2004, 7:20]
Sun plans open source Java component release
News Open source advocates for years have pressured Sun to release Java's source code as an open source project, but Sun refused, citing the concern that Java could "fork" into incompatible versions. Sun will begin releasing significant open source Java...
[August 15, 2006, 9:35]
'First' open source ECM nears release
News As soon as we put the code out there, we had about a dozen languages and people are adding new languages as we speak, including less common languages such as Vietnamese and Armenian. Software company Alfresco is putting the finishing touches to the...
[October 12, 2005, 13:35]
Sun open sources identity services
News The company will release the source code to its Web authentication and Web single sign-on technology as part of a new project called Open Web Single Sign-On (opensso), Sun representatives said. Sun's source code release gives Java developers at...
[July 14, 2005, 9:30]
Stallman makes Taiwanese source code plea
News Free Software Foundation founder Richard Stallman has travelled to Taiwan to try and persuade local PC makers to release the source code of their drivers, according to reports. The community around the GNU operating system will promote the hardware...
[May 26, 2005, 17:20]
Windows Forms to go open source?
News Microsoft is considering the release of source code for a popular tool used to build Windows programs. In a blog posting last week, Shawn Burke, a development manager at Microsoft's Windows Forms team, floated the idea of releasing the source code...
[February 8, 2005, 14:30]
Mac emulator goes open source
News The company behind the CherryOS Mac emulator has decided to release the source code of the product to put an end to accusations that it has taken code from open source projects. The company is waiting until 1 May to release the source code to allow...
[April 11, 2005, 17:30]
Rogue code can take down Linux systems
News Linux users have been urged to fix a flaw in the core component of the open-source operating system, following the public release of code that could be used to crash Linux systems. The program, dubbed "evil.c," causes problems with the code sent to...
[June 16, 2004, 8:55]
US Report: Open Source gathering steam
News At the same time, IBM announced it will release the source code of its Jikes Java compiler. Netscape made headlines earlier this year when it announced it would release the closely-guarded "source code" programming of its popular Navigator browser...
[December 8, 1998, 10:02]
Intel plans to open up boot code
News Intel will work with CollabNet to release open-source code designed to make the boot-up process for PCs and servers more predictable and faster. Under the collaboration, Intel will release a driver development kit and what it calls firmware...
[June 2, 2004, 10:15]
Microsoft offers glimpse of .NET source
News Microsoft intends to reveal parts of the .NET 3.5 source code in its upcoming release of Visual Studio 2008. The source code will be released under the Microsoft Reference License, which allows a developer to view the source but prevents them from...
[October 4, 2007, 8:43]
RealNetworks opens more Helix DNA
News RealNetworks is expected to release more source code on Monday, providing wider access to its Helix Producer software in the latest move to fend off Microsoft. The release of the Helix Producer source code will enable other software companies, as...
[December 5, 2002, 9:34]
RealNetworks releases player code for Linux
News RealNetworks on Wednesday will announce plans to release the source code of its audio and video player to run on the Linux operating system. With the source code, developers can build tailored versions of RealNetworks' audio-video player to run on...
[August 6, 2003, 15:10]
Microsoft helps fuel Sourceforge growth
News The Web site, which catalogues open source applications, claimed that the release of source code by large organisations has been an important factor in its success. The company has shared-source programs that allow universities and government...
[May 20, 2005, 18:45]
Real prepares to unwind source code
News Tuesday's release will reveal the source code to the Helix DNA client, which will let consumer electronics makers and other third-party application providers license the source code under one of two licences: a "community" licence for commercial...
[October 24, 2002, 8:14]
First Mozilla release candidate on the way
News Because it is an open-source project, individual programmers who view the source code over time and suggest their own changes have done much of the development. The latest versions of Netscape have been deeply intertwined with Mozilla, originally...
[April 11, 2002, 12:18]
IBM plans open-source storage strategy
News Big Blue is working with an undisclosed open-source group on the software and will release the code when the product is generally available in 2003, said David Pease, manager of storage software at IBM's Almaden Research Center and leader of the 5...
[December 23, 2002, 7:56]
BT accused of GPL violation
News UK telecoms firm BT has upset some members of the open-source community after it used software that had been released under the GNU General Public License (GPL) in one of its latest commercial products, but did not immediately release the code to...
[January 23, 2007, 16:02]
