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A Watershed for Open Source

In 2005, the software movement finally gained traction in Corporate America and saw a new influx of VC cash. How will 2006 shape up? 12/28/05

Open Source: Now It's an Ecosystem

This software movement is branching into not just mainstream business applications but also the associated services. And VCs are eager to help 10/03/05

A Code Catalog for Software Patents

Can a new initiative by the Patent Office and tech outfits aimed at avoiding overlapping claims succeed where earlier efforts have failed? 1/13/06

Dialing Up Linux

Improved performance, features, and styling -- not to mention falling prices -- make these modest-size high-definition TV sets perfect for places where giant-screen models would be too much

The New Wave in Open Source

A flurry of open-source startups is coming on line. Here are profiles of some of the field's brightest sparks

Taking On the Database Giants

Can open-source upstarts compete with Oracle, IBM, and Microsoft? It's an uphill battle, but customers are starting to look at the alternatives

Nuclear War over Software Patents?

Richard Stallman's Free Software Foundation wants radical rule changes for open-source code. Others disagree. Can diplomacy save the day?

Slide Show: Linux Everywhere?

It's quickly -- and usually quietly -- spreading into more and more services and devices, from e-mail to cars

MontaVista's Uncertain View

This startup, which embeds Linux in consumer electronics, is poised for big growth and maybe an IPO -- if Wind River doesn't spoil the party

Fixing Patents, Open-Source Style

The U.S. Patent Office has a big problem with how it grants software patents. And open-source developers are ready to help it out