[lug] Solaris copies Linux

[David Outteridge]

This may be of interest; the paragraph comes from newsscan at newsscan.com.

SUN MAKES SOLARIS CODE AVAILABLE
Hoping to parallel the success of the popular Linux operating software
system, Sun Microsystems says it will make the source code of its Solaris
operating system freely available to the public under its "community-source
license." The license would allow programmers to download the Solaris code
and make changes to it, providing they provide open "interfaces" to the code
and report any software bugs they find. Sun hopes that its move to make
Solaris available to software developers will enhance its position as the
favored Unix operating system for Internet sites and corporate data centers,
but has expressed concern that its Solaris code not become fragmented into
multiple versions. "At the end of the day, the issue is how you allow
innovation, but also have a reasonable process by which the community sticks
together on the core as it evolves," says Anil Gadre, general manager of the
Solaris division. (Wall Street Journal 1 Oct 99) 
http://wsj.com