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SCO, open source and the world: While a small Utah company launches a frontal assault on free software, the rest of the globe is saying: Gimme some of that!; By Sam Williams Dec 22, 2003
Lawyers against Linux: A software company launches a billion-dollar suit against the open-source operating system's biggest backer, IBM -- and only succeeds in underscoring Linux's strength.; By Farhad Manjoo Jun 3, 2003
Public money, private code: The drive to license academic research for profit is stifling the spread of software that could be of universal benefit.; By Jeffrey Benner Jan 4, 2002
Open-sourcing the Apple: A hacker reviews the beta release of Mac OS X -- and dreams of toppling Microsoft.; By Jordan Hubbard Nov 17, 2000
Guru of the Unix gurus: A year after his death, the programming community still treasures the influence of Rich Stevens.; By Rachel Chalmers Sep 1, 2000
Beware of geeks bearing gifts: By Simson Garfinkel; Aug 8, 2000
The unknown hackers: Open-source pioneers Bill and Lynne Jolitz may be the most famous programmers you've never heard of.; By Rachel Chalmers May 17, 2000
BSD Unix: Power to the people, from the code: How Berkeley hackers built the Net's most fabled free operating system on the ashes of the '60s -- and then lost the lead to Linux.; By Andrew Leonard May 16, 2000
Chapter one: Boot time: Part 2: Starting points; Mar 6, 2000
Code critic: John Lions wrote the first, and perhaps only, literary criticism of Unix, sparking one of open source's first legal battles.; By Rachel Chalmers Nov 30, 1999
Letters to the Editor: Apple is too strong to be Linux's lunch; DEA Museum shows only one side of drug wars; does LAPD behavior shed light on O.J. case?; Letters to the Editor Oct 5, 1999
Log: Brief reports and tidbits from the info-sphere: Write free software -- and write it off your tax bill?; By Salon Tech Writers Dec 15, 1998
You've got sendmail: Eric Allman's free program makes sure your e-mail gets through. Now it's going commercial.; By Andrew Leonard Nov 30, 1998
The little operating system that could: Microsoft, beware: Linux fans are hell-bent on world domination.; By Andrew Leonard May 30, 1998
The dumbing-down of programming: Part Two: Returning to the source. Once knowledge disappears into code, how do we retrieve it?; By Ellen Ullman May 13, 1998
The dumbing-down of programming: Rebelling against Microsoft and its wizards, an engineer rediscovers the joys of difficult computing. First of two parts.; By Ellen Ullman May 12, 1998

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