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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. TAGS: Sun Solaris, Sun Solaris 10, Sun Microsystems Inc., x86 processor, Linux, Unix, IBM Corp., Red Hat Inc., software company, open source, server, security, HP, operating system, Microsoft Windows

Sun hopes for Linux-like Solaris

May 9, 2007 Through Project Indiana, Sun wants to give Solaris a Linux feel to try to woo an influential developer crowd. TAGS: Sun Solaris, Sun Microsystems Inc., Stephen O'Grady, Linux, Indiana, Debian, project, Unix, open source

Major Solaris features slip to 2006

May 12, 2005 Sun delays release of ZFS and Janus, two major features the company has trumpeted as reasons to try its latest Solaris. TAGS: Sun Solaris, Sun Microsystems Inc., Sun Solaris 10, Linux, Unix, IBM Corp., operating system

Sun extends olive branch to Red Hat

September 12, 2005 Sun Microsystems is being more accommodating toward Linux again, making room onstage for Red Hat at a server product launch. TAGS: Red Hat Inc., Sun Microsystems Inc., Sun Solaris, x86 server, Jonathan Schwartz, Linux, Sun UltraSPARC, Scott McNealy, open source, Unix, server, operating system, AMD, HP, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows

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. TAGS: Sun Solaris, Sun Microsystems Inc., open source, OpenSolaris, biotechnology, Red Hat Inc., Linux, Unix, developer, programming, IBM Corp., operating system

SGI's Unix variant fading into history

September 8, 2006 Silicon Graphics to stop selling computers using MIPS chips and Irix operating system at end of 2006. TAGS: Silicon Graphics Inc., SGI Unix, Unix, Intel Itanium, SCO Group Inc., Compaq Tru64 UNIX, HP PA-RISC, SGI Irix, HP-UX, x86 processor, Sun Solaris, variant, IBM Corp., acquisition, Sun Microsystems Inc., Linux

Torvalds: A Solaris skeptic

December 21, 2004 The Linux leader calls the rival open-source operating system from Sun Microsystems a "joke." TAGS: Sun Solaris, Linus Torvalds, Sun Solaris 10, Linux, Sun Microsystems Inc., Intel x86, x86 processor, open source, programmer, leader, Unix, operating system

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 TAGS: Sun Solaris, Sun Microsystems Inc., intellectual property, SCO Group Inc., patent infringement, Scott McNealy, Linux, Jonathan Schwartz, open source, patent, open-source software, Unix, Red Hat Inc., protection, Java, IBM Corp.

IDC: Linux server sales to hit $9.1 billion in 2008

December 6, 2004 Forecast highlights spread of the operating system, a relatively new rival to Unix versions such as Solaris and to Windows. TAGS: Linux server, Sun Solaris, Linux, blade server, server, blade, Sun Microsystems Inc., Unix, IBM Corp., Dell, operating system, HP, Microsoft Windows

Sun likes what it sees in the new GPL

February 9, 2007 Patent protections are just part of why version 3 of the license might be good for open-sourcing Java and Solaris, CEO says. TAGS: GPL, Sun Solaris, GPL 3, GNU, Jonathan Schwartz, Free Software Foundation, Sun Microsystems Inc., GPL 2, GPLv3, open source, community, kernel, Linux, Java, license, interview

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. TAGS: OpenSolaris, Sun Solaris, Sun Microsystems Inc., Sun Solaris 10, open-source software, Linux, representative, IBM Corp., Unix, AMD, open source, operating system, Intel, server, HP

Sun open-source license could mean Solaris-Linux barrier

December 2, 2004 New license likely will be used to govern Solaris OS. But it may inhibit cross-pollination between Solaris and Linux. TAGS: Sun Solaris, GPL, Open Source Initiative, open source, Sun Microsystems Inc., license, multiprocessor, Linux, intellectual property, Unix, developer, IBM Corp., operating system

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. TAGS: OpenSolaris, Sun Solaris, Sun Microsystems Inc., open-source programmer, open source, programmer, Linux, IBM Corp., Red Hat Inc., developer, Unix, firewall, Intel, server, operating system, Microsoft Corp.

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, Indiana, GNU, Sun Microsystems Inc., distribution, Linux, project, component, Unix, operating system, CD

Windows bumps Unix as top server OS

February 22, 2006 IDC reports Windows and Linux have moved up a notch in the server market, while Unix and z/OS slipped. TAGS: Unix, IBM z/OS, x86 server, Sun Microsystems Inc., server OS, mainframe, Gartner Inc., Sun Solaris, server, IBM Corp., Linux, AMD, operating system, Microsoft Windows, HP

Analyst suggests Dell-Sun alliance

March 10, 2005 Report says joining forces could help Dell reverse recent server market losses for machines running Linux. TAGS: Sun Microsystems Inc., alliance, Intel x86, x86 server, EMC Corp., Dell, AMD Opteron, Unix, Sun Solaris, Linux, server, AMD, Intel, Microsoft Corp.

Year in review: Linux on the hot seat

December 16, 2004 SCO fell out of the limelight, but its legal actions triggered efforts to wrestle with open-source intellectual-property issues. TAGS: SCO Group Inc., open-source software, Linux, Red Hat Inc., Novell Inc., GPL, intellectual property, open source, Unix, IBM Corp., Sun Solaris, Sun Microsystems Inc., Java, programming, Firefox, Microsoft Corp.

'Lion' worm stalks Linux machines

March 23, 2001 A dangerous worm that can steal passwords from Linux servers is rapidly spreading across the Internet and could infect other machines, researchers say. TAGS: SANS Institute, worm, Linux server, IT administrator, server software, Linux, Sun Solaris, server, Unix, researcher, password, security

Sun ad campaign to buff 'sharing' image

May 31, 2005 Sun Microsystems set to begin multimillion-dollar rebranding effort that spotlights its new emphasis on open source and the like. Photo: McNealy, Ballmer and Sun's new swoop TAGS: Sun Microsystems Inc., Sun Solaris, open source, Jonathan Schwartz, dot-com, IBM Corp., information technology, Unix, mobile phone, Linux, Dell, brand, server
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