The Register: Sun May Play Greater Open Source Role

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[rdb3]

The Register: Sun May Play Greater Open Source Role
Sep 4, 2002, 17 :30 UTC (0 Talkback[s]) (591 reads)

"Its new role as a Linux evangelist could see Sun Microsystems Inc release features found in enterprise-level operating system servers to the open source community.

"A senior executive at Palo Alto, California-based Sun last week didn't rule-out the company's possible donation of high-end technologies to the open source community. Technologies would be donated during development of Sun's own brand of Linux.

"The announcement marks Sun's increasing participation in Linux and open source. It follows nearly two years of machinations that saw Sun shift from criticism of Linux--calling the software a 'bath-tub of code'--to outright support, with last month's launch of the LX50..."

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[rdb3]

No, I still don't like Sun, even if it creates its own flavor of Linux. And now the new Solaris 9 is not supported on Intel or Intel compatible chips was the kicker, even though they said that they will remain "open" to porting Solaris 9 to Intel chips. I'd never buy a SPARC box just for Solaris.

Anyhoo, I digress.

[rdb3]

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Wannna be Penguified? Just holla!

Got root?

[tamu]

bttt...

and please add me to your list!

[rdb3]

Done deal.

[stainlessbanner]

Linux support means more $$ for SUN ProServ!

[rdb3]

Giving Linux support means more $$$ for me, too.

[Michael Barnes]

this should get interesting..I guess we'll see what the slowaris team can do for Linux.

[rdb3]

I'm afraid to think about it. When a proprietary software company starts tinkering with OpenSource, my antennae tune in closely.

[Bush2000]

what do you expect, rdb? Sun's hardware business is going down the toilet. They might as well surf the rim.

[rdb3]

And Sun coming out with its own distro of Linux is "surfing the rim" to you?

[Bush2000]

And Sun coming out with its own distro of Linux is "surfing the rim" to you?

This is hilarious. Thousands of open source developers working for Scott McNealy. BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!

[rdb3]

I am not quite sure what you're getting at.

[Incorrigible]

Scott McNeally will be replacing the Ti-D Bowl man!

[rdb3]

It's still not making any sense.

Oh, well.

[Bush2000]

I am not quite sure what you're getting at.

Just imagine: All of those open source developers slaving away so Scott McNealy can try to use their work to sell overpriced, underpowered hardware...

[rdb3]

They've already cut their legs off due to Solaris 9 being available only for the SPARC. With Intel's Itanium 64-bit processor due out soon and AMD's work on a 64-bit as well, SPARC's days are numbered.

This dog won't hunt at all. Solaris 9 will be Intel ready by the 2nd quarter of 2003. Watch.

[Incorrigible]

Sun is going down the toilet dude!

Never mind surfing the rim, Scott's holding onto the rim for dear life!

[altair]

How do you feel about the all the $$$ SGI and IBM are throwing at Linux kernel development?

[altair]

Sun has supported Open Source software development for years.

[rdb3]

Uneasy.