New license likely will be used to govern Solaris OS. But it may inhibit cross-pollination between Solaris and Linux. Stephen Shankland worked at CNET from 1998 to 2024 and wrote about processors, ...

Firm is expected to start sharing some source code of the OS and to detail its OpenSolaris plan on Tuesday. Stephen Shankland worked at CNET from 1998 to 2024 and wrote about processors, digital ...

eWEEK content and product recommendations are editorially independent. We may make money when you click on links to our partners. Learn More. On Tuesday, Sun Microsystems Inc. will announce that it ...

Sun recently announced it would open-source its Solaris operating system. While declining to get specific about timetables and the type of open-source license the company plans to use, John Loiacono, ...

SAN JOSE, Calif.--When Sun Microsystems releases Solaris as open-source software, it plans to provide legal protection from patent-infringement suits to outsiders using or developing the operating ...

Sun Microsystems is about to take the next step in its plan to refurbish the reputation of its Solaris operating system in the eyes of a small but crucial group: programmers. The company is expected ...