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Sun releases Solaris 10 for free
February 1, 2005
The server and software company begins offering Solaris 10 as a free download for those who register.
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Sun's Solaris now an option for IBM blades
October 31, 2005
Sun's Solaris 10 operating system will be a supported option for IBM's BladeCenter servers.
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Sun begins open-source Solaris era
June 14, 2005
Company posts more than 5 million lines of source code for the operating system's heart in an effort to regain lost ground.
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Sun: Patent use OK beyond Solaris project
January 31, 2005
Firm addresses concerns that there are severe limits on how patents it's unfettering in conjunction with open-source Solaris can be used.
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Sun license gets open-source nod
January 19, 2005
The company has secured a crucial approval in its plan to make Solaris an open-source project, CNET News.com has learned.
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IBM backs Sun's Solaris, renews Java pact
June 27, 2005
Big Blue will create versions of its server software for Sun's operating system and will support Java for an additional 10 years.
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Sun poised to take open-source Solaris step
January 24, 2005
Firm is expected to start sharing some source code of the OS and to detail its OpenSolaris plan on Tuesday.
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Sun plans patent protection for open-source Solaris
November 18, 2004
Plans to provide umbrella from patent-infringement suits to outsiders using or developing the OS--a move to counter Linux. Sun posts early Java 6 code Photos: Sun execs talk tech
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Sun names likely license for open-source Java
October 26, 2006
The candidate is the Community Development and Distribution License, used to govern Solaris, CEO says.
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CA readies patent pledge
February 18, 2005
As it tries to cozy up to open-source developers, Computer Associates plans to follow IBM's and Sun's example of donating patents.
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Sun warms to open-source server software
January 26, 2005
Even as it takes first step toward open-source Solaris, firm says it's considering a similar move with its server software product.
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Open source on the march
October 24, 2005
Sun to update Solaris 10 by year's end. Also: IBM expands free access to patents for education, health care.
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Sun to offer more free software
November 30, 2005
The company plans to give away Java Enterprise System, N1 management tools with its Solaris operating system.
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Apache founder to help govern OpenSolaris
April 5, 2005
Sun, trying to keep its software relevant, is looking to draw open-source credibility to advisory board for OpenSolaris project.
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Sun to release first OpenSolaris tidbit Tuesday
January 25, 2005
Company will begin releasing its Solaris OS as open-source software, starting with a new performance analysis and debugging tool.
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Linux gets built-in Cell processor support
March 21, 2006
Updated kernel includes Oracle software for clustered databases, improves how OS runs on multiprocessor systems.
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Sun's open-source gamble
February 7, 2005
Company president Jonathan Schwartz has ordered an open-source makeover. Can it put Sun back on the right course?
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Sun makes Niagara an open-source chip
December 7, 2005
Release of the chip's underlying design is intended to increase the relevance of the UltraSparc T1 processor line.
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Open-source honchos trash software patents
February 2, 2005
"Software patents are clearly a problem," Linux founder Linus Torvalds says at the OSDL Linux Summit.
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Lighting a fire under Solaris
April 24, 2006
Two significant upgrades are coming to Solaris this year, but Linux remains a fearsome rival.
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