Jeremy Allison
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Developers take Linux attacks to heart
News A handful of recent online attacks on free and open-source software servers has open-source developers looking over their shoulders.
Sun's OpenSolaris ready for developers
News Sun launches bundled OpenSolaris in latest push for developer support.
Tags: Open source, Operating systems, Virtualization, Google Inc., Database, Developer, Sun Microsystems Inc., software, processor, Perl
Will open source get snagged in .Net?
News Hidden patents in Microsoft's .Net could derail an effort to develop an open-source alternative to the development platform.
Microsoft founds and funds open source forum
News Software company has created a not-for-profit foundation to address integration and cultural issues between open source and proprietary software.
Tags: Open source, software company, Chicago, Open-source Community, Jeremy Allison, Linux, Samba, Open source
Linux kernel developer's guide published
News The Linux Foundation has released the guide for developers in an attempt to encourage participation by new programmers by explaining what is involved.
Tags: Linux, Software engineering/development, Open source, Developer, Kernel, Linux Kernel, consortium, release candidate, patch management, Jeremy Allison
Samba: TomTom suit tries to undermine GPL
News Jeremy Allison, leader of the Samba project, views Microsoft's patent suit against TomTom as part of wider attempt to undermine the open source GPL software license.
Tags: Open source, Software licensing, Patents, Microsoft Corp., Patent, GPL, TomTom, software, Open-source Community, Jeremy Allison
Linux face-off with Microsoft soon?
Insight comment Open source advocates are becoming increasingly concerned over the likelihood of patent lawsuits from Microsoft or other vendors.
Open-source Samba gets inside look at Microsoft specs
News A complicated third-party arrangement will now enable the open-source Samba project to make use of proprietary documents describing Microsoft file-sharing software.
Tags: Open source, Network standards/protocols
Open-source leaders see Microsoft-TomTom suit as a threat
News Community pushing open and free software prepares to defend itself in light of Microsoft's "antagonistic" litigation involving Linux.
Tags: Patents, Lawsuits, Open source, Microsoft Corp., Patent, Open-source Software, TomTom, open-source leader, software, Linux Community
Linux firms look to plug Samba hole
News A major flaw in the software for sharing Windows files from a Linux server has open-source firms warning companies to apply a patch.
New Samba moves onto Microsoft turf
News Programmers have released a major update to Samba, software that lets Linux computers mimic Windows machines, encroaching further onto Microsoft's turf.
EU regulators cool on Microsoft open source move
News Announcement won't affect its antitrust investigations against the software giant, says European Commission.
Tags: Open source, Antitrust, International governments
Samba will move to GPLv3
News The Free Software Foundation's new license gets a major endorsement from a major server software project.
Tags: Open source, Linux server OS
Samba flaw threatens Linux file servers
News A security firm finds a second major security glitch in the open-source group's widely used program for sharing Windows files between Unix and Linux systems.
Open source leaders rebut Microsoft charge
News Open source community spokesmen scratched their heads in distrust and disbelief over recent statements by a top Microsoft executive that the open source code movement "puts at risk the continued vitality of the independent software sector."
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