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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, GNU, Sun Microsystems Inc., distribution, Indiana, project, Linux, Unix, component, CD, 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., IBM Corp., open source, Linux, IBM AIX, community, programmer, Unix, project, operating system

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, open source, Sun Solaris, server

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, GPL 3, OpenSolaris, Sun Microsystems Inc., Linux, GPL, Sun Solaris, open source, leader, CEO, blog, Apple Computer, Microsoft Windows

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, open source, possibility, 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, GPL 2, Sun Microsystems Inc., 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, Sun Sparc, Linux, Intel x86, R&D, AMD Opteron, open source, server, AMD, IBM Corp., operating system

JavaOne '08: Sun starts delivering

May 13, 2008 At San Francisco conference, company touts a rich Internet application environment and a new cloud computing service. Plus, Neil Young sings Sun. TAGS: JavaOne, Sun Microsystems Inc., OpenSolaris, Java, environment, San Francisco, Motorola Inc., multimedia, open source, conference, video, camera, virus
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