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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, Red Hat Inc., IBM Corp., software company, open source, server, HP, security, operating system, Microsoft Windows

Sun's plan for open-source chips bears fruit

September 12, 2006 Start-up Simply RISC builds a single-core variant of Sun Microsystems' open-source UltraSparc T1 chip. TAGS: Sun UltraSPARC, RISC, T1, Sun Sparc, Sun Microsystems Inc., open source, variant, Unix, Linux, Intel, server

Sun open-source diva departs for Intel

March 18, 2005 Sun Microsystems is losing Danese Cooper, but it won't drop its current open-source focus. TAGS: open source, Sun Microsystems Inc., OpenSolaris, open-source community, Intel, Unix, Java

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., Unix, Linux, 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., SGI Irix, Compaq Tru64 UNIX, HP PA-RISC, HP-UX, x86 processor, Sun Solaris, variant, IBM Corp., acquisition, open source, Sun Microsystems Inc.

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, Jonathan Schwartz, open source, dot-com, Unix, information technology, IBM Corp., mobile phone, brand, Dell, Linux, server

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, patent infringement, SCO Group Inc., Scott McNealy, open source, Linux, Jonathan Schwartz, patent, Unix, protection, open-source software, Red Hat Inc., Java, IBM Corp.

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

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, Open Source Initiative, GPL, open source, Sun Microsystems Inc., license, multiprocessor, Linux, intellectual property, Unix, developer, IBM Corp., operating system

IBM takes potshots at OpenSolaris

August 16, 2006 Big Blue, a major Linux fan, bashes top rival Sun's effort to make its Unix an open-source operating system. TAGS: OpenSolaris, Sun Microsystems Inc., open source, IBM Corp., Linux, IBM AIX, community, programmer, project, Unix, operating system

Sun releases Sparc specs to lure Linux

February 14, 2006 Company releases UltraSparc chip details to help bring Linux and versions of BSD Unix to its systems. TAGS: Sun UltraSPARC, Sun Sparc, Jonathan Schwartz, T1, Sun Microsystems Inc., BSD Unix, BSD, CIO, GPL, open source, Linux, specification, project, conference, Unix, server

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, programmer, open source, IBM Corp., Linux, Red Hat Inc., Unix, developer, Intel, firewall, operating system, server, Microsoft Corp.

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, GNU, GPL 3, Jonathan Schwartz, Free Software Foundation, Sun Microsystems Inc., GPL 2, GPLv3, open source, kernel, community, Linux, Java, license, interview

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

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

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, representative, Linux, IBM Corp., Unix, AMD, open source, operating system, Intel, server, HP

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, Intel x86, Sun Microsystems Inc., x86 processor, programmer, open source, Unix, leader, operating system

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, open source, intellectual property, Unix, Sun Solaris, Sun Microsystems Inc., IBM Corp., programming, Java, Firefox, Web browser
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