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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 to set Solaris free, after a fashion

November 15, 2004 Operating system to come at no charge for servers with x86 processors. But the bug fixes will cost you. TAGS: Sun Solaris, Sun Microsystems Inc., Red Hat Inc., Sun Solaris 10, open-source programmer, Intel x86, IBM AIX, x86 processor, open source, AMD Opteron, free, Linux, support, software company, bug fix, pricing

Sun hires Debian Linux founder

March 19, 2007 Ian Murdock, founder of Debian and several other Linux initiatives, now will work with Solaris and Linux. TAGS: Sun Solaris, Debian, Sun Microsystems Inc., Linux, founder, Ubuntu, chairman, open source, blog, operating system, server

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. TAGS: Sun Solaris, Sun Microsystems Inc., OSI, open source, open-source project, approval, Sun UltraSPARC, GPL, BSD, programming, IBM Corp., Linux, server, operating system

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. TAGS: IBM eServer BladeCenter, blade, Sun Solaris, blade server, Sun Microsystems Inc., IBM Corp., Sun Solaris 10, IBM AIX, Intel Itanium, Jonathan Schwartz, Intel Xeon, AMD Opteron, alliance, Intel x86, server, Unix

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, Jonathan Schwartz, x86 server, Linux, Sun UltraSPARC, Scott McNealy, open source, Unix, server, operating system, AMD, HP, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows

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. TAGS: Sun Microsystems Inc., Dwight Davis, server software, Sun Solaris, open source, open-source programmer, BEA Systems Inc., OpenSolaris, Jonathan Schwartz, open-source software, pricing, server, Linux, IBM Corp.

Open-source Java coming in '07

October 23, 2006 Sun is "on plan" to make Java open source. Meanwhile, it looks to make OpenSolaris for specialized hardware devices. TAGS: OpenSolaris, Sun Microsystems Inc., Java, storage server, Sun Solaris, open source, server

Sun considers GPL 3 license for Solaris

January 30, 2006 But chances of cooperation between Solaris and Linux are clouded because Linux will remain under GPL 2. TAGS: Sun Solaris, Jonathan Schwartz, GPL, Linus Torvalds, Sun Microsystems Inc., GPL 3, Linux, Xen, open source, Linux kernel, blog, intellectual property, server, operating system, Dell, HP

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. TAGS: Sun N1, Sun Microsystems Inc., Sun Java Enterprise System, Sun Solaris, Jonathan Schwartz, open source, Java, barrier, open-source software, pricing, IBM Corp., server, operating system, Microsoft Corp.

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. TAGS: multiprocessor, Linus Torvalds, kernel, SuSE Linux Enterprise Server, Linux, Sun UltraSPARC, Oracle Corp., Linux kernel, T1, Sun Solaris, IBM Corp., programming, Red Hat Inc., Sun Microsystems Inc., patch management, file system

OpenVZ ported to Sun Niagara servers

December 29, 2006 Linux can be subdivided into "containers" on Sun's newest Sparc servers, matching a feature Solaris already possesses. TAGS: OpenVZ, Sun UltraSPARC, Sun Microsystems Inc., container, T1, Sun Solaris, Intel Itanium, Linux, Red Hat Inc., server, open source, Intel, 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: Sun Solaris, OpenSolaris, Sun Microsystems Inc., open-source programmer, programmer, open source, Linux, Red Hat Inc., IBM Corp., Unix, developer, firewall, Intel, server, operating system, Microsoft Corp.

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, Intel x86, OpenSolaris, Linux, x86 server, Sun Sparc, AMD Opteron, open source, server, AMD, IBM Corp., operating system

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. TAGS: Sun Solaris, Sun Microsystems Inc., Jonathan Schwartz, Steve Mills, Java software, Sun Sparc, IBM Corp., Java, x86 processor, Java server, Intel x86, rival, server software, open source, server, AMD

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. TAGS: OpenSolaris, Sun Solaris, Apache Software Foundation, Sun Microsystems Inc., open source, founder, consultant, IBM Corp., server, operating system

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? TAGS: Jonathan Schwartz, Sun Microsystems Inc., Sun Solaris, data center, open source, IBM Corp., Dell, server

Sun, allies broaden open-source chip push

May 15, 2007 Two companies are working on derivatives of Sun's open-source Niagara processor; Sun plans to share Niagara 2's designs, too. TAGS: Sun Sparc, Sun Microsystems Inc., open source, Sun UltraSPARC, derivatives, dot-com, open-source software, Sun Solaris, server, China, CEO

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, HP, server

Java inches closer to open source

May 16, 2006 Sun plans to open up more Java software, but will stop short of sharing the programming language itself. TAGS: Java, Java software, Sun Microsystems Inc., open source, BEA Systems Inc., JavaOne, Java application, Sun Solaris, programming language, server, Linux
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