__/ [ Maverick ] on Monday 26 February 2007 18:08 \__
> Roy Schestowitz wrote:
>
>> At 25, Sun struggles to reinvent itself
>>
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>> | Had Sun stuck to its roots, it might still enjoy the dominant share
>> | of the Unix market today. Instead it succumbed to its own early
>> | tactics. A new OS appeared -- Linux -- built from scratch but based
>> | on open standards. It could only do a portion of what Solaris
>> | could do, but it cost nothing and ran on commodity x86 hardware.
>> `----
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>>
http://www.computerworld.com.au/index.php/id%3b504500217%3bfp%3b16%3bfpid%3b0
>>
>> One might wonder if, having eliminated SCO, Linux will get Microsoft
>> before it gets Sun. Sun is at least willing to evolve in order to compete.
>> Microsoft loses market share (or grows more slowly than Linux) while Sun
>> has apparently gained.
>>
>>
>> Related:
>>
>> Sun's servers resurgent in 2006 - Gartner
>>
>> ,----[ Quote ]
>> | Sun Microsystems used 2006 as a throwback session by pushing
>> | its sales way higher while rivals were happy to exit the year
>> | with any kind of growth.
>> `----
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>> http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/02/22/gartner_2006_sales/
>>
>>
>> Sun likes what it sees in the new GPL
>>
>> ,----[ Quote ]
>> | And regarding Java, Schwartz said in an interview: "We did version 2
>> | with Java because version 3 wasn't out. When we have version 3, Java
>> | will likely go to 3."
>> |
>> | Sun is considering the GPLv3 because it wants to appeal to developers
>> | who favor the GPL. Another factor is a patent protection expected to
>> | feature in the new version of the license, Schwartz added.
>> `----
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>>
http://news.com.com/2100-7344_3-6157761.html?part=rss&tag=2547-1_3-0-20&subj=news
>>
>>
>> Sun to release OpenSolaris under GPL version 3
>>
>> ,----[ Quote ]
>> | Sun is going to add the upcoming GNU General Public License version
>> | 3 (GPLv3) to OpenSolaris in addition to its current CDDL (Common
>> | Development and Distribution License).
>> `----
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>> http://www.linux-watch.com/news/NS8979755794.html
>>
>>
>> Will GPLv3 energize Free Software, or marginalize the FSF?
>>
>> ,----[ Quote ]
>> | As written, GPLv3 threatens to fork GNU projects and marginalize
>> | the Free Software Foundation, writes Linux observer Bill Weinberg
>> | in this well-written essay. Drawing on long experience
>> | evangelizing open source licensing to business users, Weinberg
>> | suggests that the FSF's GPLv3 high road could be a lonesome one.
>> `----
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>> http://www.linuxdevices.com/articles/AT2003051251.html
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>>
>> Will Sun Use GPLv3?
>>
>> ,----[ Quote ]
>> | First of all, Sun has been engaged directly in the GPL v3 process
>> | since it started. My colleagues and I attended the launch conference
>> | in Cambridge, MA at the start of 2006 - I even logged the
>> | conversation with my friend and collaborator Danese Cooper of Intel.
>> `----
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>> http://blogs.sun.com/webmink/entry/about_gplv3
>
> I also noticed that SGI is has included Linux in their lineup.
> After viewing their site over time, it appears that IRIX hasn't been
> updated in over a year.
They have given up on IRIX/MIPS last year, IIRC. They only do Linux now, but
don't take my word for it. They also managed to escape bankruptcy. Somehow.
Unisys is another example.
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