Firefox heats up

Mozilla aims for 1 million downloads of its open-source browser in the next 10 days. Also: Big names get behind Linux standard and stir the pot for open source.

Mozilla burns to prove Firefox worthy
With debut of browser preview and community marketing site, questions arise over Firefox's long-term potential.
September 14, 2004

Firefox browser to hit 1.0 milestone
The latest version of the open-source rival to Microsoft's IE, which is picking up business fans, promises to work with KDE.
September 13, 2004

Linux standard gains big-name backers
If Linux Standard Base 2.0 becomes the de facto guide for companies working on open source, Microsoft may face more competition.
September 13, 2004

'Open Source Solaris' to debut this year
As it readies Solaris 10, Sun develops an open-source project modeled on Apple's Darwin and Red Hat's Fedora.
September 13, 2004

SCO challenges IBM witnesses
The Linux adversary again demands evidence from Big Blue and cites allegedly contradictory testimony.
September 13, 2004

Novell: Microsoft 'sucked $60 billion' out of IT
CEO Jack Messman tells conference crowd that Microsoft's license fees have hobbled the IT industry.
September 13, 2004

IBM unveils Linux Power servers
The OpenPower systems, starting at $5,000, are based on the Power5 chip and will run SuSE or Red Hat versions of Linux.
September 13, 2004

Novell sees a 'both-source' future
CEO asserts the future of software development will not be found in the open-source or proprietary models.
September 13, 2004