[Wolves] Solaris now open source

[Andy Wootton]

Simon Burke wrote:

>http://opensolaris.org/
>
>It looks like solaris is now officially open source, which i think is
>good news (being a solaris fan, sorry). I'll finally get to play with
>the source a bit.
>  
>
I think Sun have been treated quite badly by the Linux community. For a 
few years they were the only company that kept Unix alive while HP and 
IBM hedged with Wintel boxes. Sun contributed a lot to open standards 
and I feel a bit sorry for them. They have finally been proved right to 
have stuck with Unix but the rules have changed.

At a quick glance the licence looks open but not free. Given the 
problems Sun have had with the Java licence, it may not be enough to 
satisfy their critics.

Woo