In an attempt to steal some of the limelight garnered by Linux, Sun Microsystems Inc. plans to make the source code to its Solaris version of the Unix operating system free.
The Wall Street Journal reported Friday that Sun (SUNW) doesn't plan to give away the Solaris code, but rather will make it available under its "community-source license." Those terms, which are similar to guidelines adopted by Netscape Communications Corp. allow individuals to download and make modifications to the Solaris source code and use that code in non-commercial applications. However, Sun will collect licensing fees if the code is used in commercial products. Sun uses similar community licensing terms for its Java and Jini technologies.
Developers welcome open source Solaris - PC Magazine::
Open Solaris goes after Linux Sun Microsystems has officially released the source code for its Solaris 10 operating system by launching the
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Those terms differ from the licensing governing Linux which is free for individual and commercial use.
Sun's decision could potentially set up a battle between Sun and Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) Microsoft is said to be considering making the source code to Windows 2000, the successor to Windows NT 4.0, free as well.
IT PRO | GNU/Solaris - When the fun begins::
Jan 21, 2008 It could even be argued that Sun has roots in open source. . If Sun wants Solaris to be "a better Linux than Linux", it has to play like
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The same goes for Star/OpenOffice which, according to Moffitt, might not offer all the Microsoft Office Sun Sheds Light on Its Open-Source Future
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