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SAN JOSE, Calif. -- OK, so Sun Microsystems, which claims to be the second-highest contributor overall in the open source software community (BSD is No. 1), is seriously getting back into the open source mix, thanks to the newly opened Solaris 10. In the past, anybody who had to sign a licensing agreement with Sun involving either Solaris or Java software would certainly not agree with the assessment that Sun was open source anything. Times have changed, and so has Sun. Apparently.
As far as I can see Solaris going somewhat Open Source is a very significant step. Not sure if SUN will be successful but the announcement leaves MS at the only major totally closed source OS. (Assuming AIX , HPUX etc will slowly vanish)
More importantly this introduces an educational buffer into the decision making process. Sure SUN can continue to harp on the lack of legal protection but inevitably the debate will drift toward the real issue being:
Why they did it and what benefits arises from this.
The superior development model and the empowerment issues will taken center stage notably if SUN is successful benefiting Linux in the long run at MS' expense.
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More importantly this introduces an educational buffer into the decision making process. Sure SUN can continue to harp on the lack of legal protection but inevitably the debate will drift toward the real issue being:
Why they did it and what benefits arises from this.
The superior development model and the empowerment issues will taken center stage notably if SUN is successful benefiting Linux in the long run at MS' expense.