The annual conference is drawing more than just Linux fans and sellers these days. It's now a venue for all sorts of open-source wannabes and rubberneckers.

Open-source allies go on patent offensive

Red Hat and OSDL's new patent efforts take a different tack in trying to deter some intellectual-property attacks.
August 11, 2005

Database start-ups bet on open source

Growing interest in open-source databases fuels an industry of add-ons and support services vital to winning corporate customers.
August 10, 2005

Execs tout penguin, open source

photos Confab draws representatives of Google, Hewlett-Packard and Oracle, as well as start-up Splunk.
August 10, 2005

GPL3 first public draft due early 2006

Release should lead to debate of near-religious fervor over future of license that governs much free and open-source software.
August 9, 2005

AMD seeks to jump-start software changes

Chipmaker releases a simulator designed to prod development of software for upcoming processor features.
August 9, 2005

HP works to bring Linux to NonStop servers

Company will collaborate with universities to move its high-end but rarely used product line closer to the mainstream.
August 9, 2005

IBM adds support for Firefox to its Workplace desktop

Workplace previously supported only Mozilla and Internet Explorer, but now the Firefox browser has been added to the list.
August 9, 2005

Linux on the desktop--almost there again?

The buzz over breaking the Windows stronghold has died down considerably, but it hasn't been silenced.
August 9, 2005

Oracle looking to Linux

Within next five years, half Oracle's customers may be running Linux, says Oracle President Charles Phillips.
August 9, 2005

Server software gets tailored to Red Hat

Open-Xchange's product, long tightly tied to Novell's Suse Linux, adds a version for rival Red Hat's OS.
August 9, 2005

IBM lends heft to Apache Geronimo

As the market for open-source Java application servers heats up, Big Blue offers support services and code to the Apache project.
August 8, 2005

LinuxWorld outgrows original outfit

The confab's not just for Linux anymore. The show draws a desirable audience, and the agenda now includes many related products.
August 8, 2005

Splunk delves into log-search automation

Start-up looks to automate important but mundane task: retrieving data from the numerous log files kept by a computer's software.
August 8, 2005

VMware moves to deflect Xen, Microsoft

Company agrees to share code with partners such as IBM and HP to try to maintain its leadership in virtual machine software.
August 8, 2005

Virtual Iron expands management to others' turf

Start-up is expanding its management software to control a rival software foundation, Xen.
August 7, 2005

Open-source gambits

Start-ups and others are looking to make their name and fortune in the open-source world, in areas from databases to services.
August 4, 2005

Key bugs in core Linux code squashed

Serious bugs in the latest Linux kernel have been fixed, a sign that the open-source OS is maturing.
August 3, 2005

Novell seeks outside help with Linux

In strategy similar to that taken by rival Red Hat, Novell plans OpenSuse effort to let outsiders contribute to development of OS.
August 2, 2005

EU plan could put open sourcers in court

A proposed European law on IP infringement could allow SCO to sue Linux users in a criminal court, experts say.
August 2, 2005