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Sun considers GPL for Solaris

November 14, 2006 If Sun switched its Unix version to the General Public License, it could permit code-swapping with Linux. TAGS: GPL, Sun Solaris, Sun Microsystems Inc., OpenSolaris, Jonathan Schwartz, Java, license, Linux, possibility, open source, operating system

Sun hopes Project Indiana will help OpenSolaris

May 31, 2007 Company wants to create an OpenSolaris-based OS familiar to Linux and Solaris users in a long-term attempt to propagate the software. TAGS: OpenSolaris, Sun Solaris, Sun Microsystems Inc., GNU, distribution, Indiana, Linux, project, component, Unix, CD, operating system

Torvalds: Solaris could nudge Linux to GPL 3

June 13, 2007 The Linux leader is still skeptical about GPL 3, but open-source Solaris could be a draw. TAGS: GPL 3, GPL, Sun Solaris, Sun Microsystems Inc., GPL 2, GPLv3, OpenSolaris, Linux, Jonathan Schwartz, license, open source, leader

Lighting a fire under Solaris

April 24, 2006 Two significant upgrades are coming to Solaris this year, but Linux remains a fearsome rival. TAGS: Sun Solaris, Sun Microsystems Inc., x86 processor, OpenSolaris, x86 server, Intel x86, Linux, Sun Sparc, R&D, AMD Opteron, server, open source, AMD, IBM Corp., operating system

An open question on open source

June 13, 2007 Can Linus Torvalds and Sun's Jonathan Schwartz find common ground on Linux and OpenSolaris? TAGS: Linus Torvalds, Jonathan Schwartz, OpenSolaris, GPL 3, Sun Microsystems Inc., Linux, Sun Solaris, GPL, open source, leader, CEO, blog, Apple Computer, Microsoft Windows
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