[Bridging_the_digital_divide] Sun to make Solaris open source

[Jason Barkeloo]

> SUN TO RELEASE SOLARIS CODE
>
> In a surprise announcement, Sun Microsystems has said it will release
> the source code for its Solaris operating system under an open-source
> license. Sun formerly controlled a significant portion of the server
> market with its proprietary Solaris operating system, but the company
> has been losing ground in recent years to products from Linux and
> Microsoft, which can be much less expensive than Sun's offerings. Sun's
> announcement did not include specifics about its plan but said that the
> company "is in the process of soliciting customer feedback in refining
> various aspects of the project." Analysts said the significance of 
> Sun's
> new stance will depend on the particulars, such as whether all or just
> part of the source code will be available. "This is not the
> manifestation of a grand plan," said Ashok Kumar, an analyst at Raymond
> James and Company. "There are more questions than answers at this
> point." New York Times, 5 June 2004 (registration req'd)
>

> http://www.nytimes.com/2004/06/05/todaysheadlines/05sun.html


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