hagbard
Jun 18th, 2005, 02:41 PM
Got this in my mailbox yesterday, don't know much about it but its free:
http://opensolaris.org/os/
Warlock
Jun 18th, 2005, 04:12 PM
Sun begins open-source Solaris era
Sun Microsystems has released Solaris as open-source software, a move that's central to the company's plan to regain lost relevance and fend off rivals Red Hat, IBM and Microsoft.
The company on Tuesday posted more than 5 million lines of source code for the heart of the operating system--its kernel and networking code--at the OpenSolaris Web site. However, some source code components, such as installation and some administration tools, will arrive later...
Reference (http://news.com.com/Sun+begins+open-source+Solaris+era/2100-7344_3-5745120.html)
They've been flopping back and forth a number of times so,
Not sure how serious they are about this move...