Sun Plans to Open Nearly All of Solaris Source Code

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Developers and solution providers might get more than they expect when Sun Microsystems details its plans to open-source Solaris later this year.

Sources familiar with the company's plans told CRN at JavaOne 2004 that Sun is not going to simply open up bits and pieces of the millions of lines of code in Solaris, Sun's popular Unix-based operating system. The vendor plans to open up nearly all of the OS's source code, including, "all the rocket science," one Sun employee who requested anonymity said.

Sun will manage the open-source project, which likely will be unveiled in the fall and called OpenSolaris.org, though other names are being considered, he added.

Indeed, Sun Executive Vice President of Software John Loiacono said in an interview with CRN Monday that Sun is "not opposed to" giving over the entire operating system to the open-source community. ( See story.)


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Slashdot posted that story June 2nd, which was quite funny because June 1st, they posted this story. No wonder Sun is dying, they can't figure out what business model they're following.