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Sun releases OpenSolaris file system

November 17, 2005 A key piece of its Unix operating systems goes to open-source programmers. Also on tap: more on Sun's database plans. TAGS: OpenSolaris, Sun Microsystems Inc., open source, application server, file system, source code, Java, database, server, 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., Indiana, GNU, distribution, Linux, project, component, Unix, operating system, CD

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, community, IBM AIX, programmer, project, Unix, operating system

Solaris engineers offer personal source-code tours

June 14, 2005 Sun chose the human touch when it introduced more than 5 million lines of Solaris source code onto the Net. TAGS: OpenSolaris, Sun Solaris, Sun Microsystems Inc., Stephen O'Grady, programmer, source code, mailing list, developer, open-source software, blog, IBM Corp., project, Linux

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

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 backs open-source database PostgreSQL

November 17, 2005 Company plans to distribute database and optimize it for Solaris. It also plans to include Xen virtualization, Linux compatibility next year. TAGS: Sun Solaris, Sun Solaris 10, OpenSolaris, PostgreSQL, Sun Microsystems Inc., open source, database, Linux, Oracle Corp., 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, Sun Solaris, open source, 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: Sun Solaris, OpenSolaris, Sun Microsystems Inc., open-source programmer, programmer, open source, Red Hat Inc., IBM Corp., Linux, developer, Unix, firewall, Intel, operating system, server, Microsoft Corp.

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, leader, open source, 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

Opening up to open source

April 7, 2005 British effort aims to bring open source to the public sector. Also, copyright reformer Lawrence Lessig has his eye on Flash. TAGS: open source, Wind River Systems Inc., OpenSolaris, Newsmaker, sector, open-source software, Sun Microsystems Inc., Linux, IBM Corp.

Sun and Google shake hands

October 4, 2005 Multiyear partnership will develop and distribute Google Toolbar, Java, OpenOffice and OpenSolaris--and Google will buy lots more Sun servers. TAGS: Sun Microsystems Inc., Jonathan Schwartz, Google Toolbar, OpenOffice.org, Sun Server, JRE, Scott McNealy, toolbar, OpenSolaris, Google Inc., Java, Eric Schmidt, OpenOffice, executive vice president, Microsoft .NET, Netscape Communications Corp.

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, Red Hat Inc., biotechnology, Unix, Linux, developer, programming, IBM Corp., operating system

Sun: Patent use OK beyond Solaris project

January 31, 2005 Firm addresses concerns that there are severe limits on how patents it's unfettering in conjunction with open-source Solaris can be used. TAGS: patent, Sun Solaris, Sun Microsystems Inc., open source, OpenSolaris, Linux, IBM 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, OpenSolaris, Intel x86, Linux, x86 server, Sun Sparc, AMD Opteron, server, open source, AMD, operating system, IBM Corp.

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, Unix, Intel, Java

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, Linux, OpenSolaris, license, Jonathan Schwartz, open source, leader

Sun modernizing Solaris start-up process

June 15, 2005 Revamped approach will be faster and more useful on a wide variety of computers, company promises. TAGS: Sun Solaris, Sun Microsystems Inc., SuSE Linux Enterprise Server, OpenSolaris, x86 processor, Novell Inc., blog, operating system, Linux, server

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