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Re: [News] [OSS] Sun Microsystems Plans Release of Open Source Server

__/ [ birre ] on Wednesday 09 May 2007 15:47 \__

> On 2007-05-09 07:07, Roy Schestowitz wrote:
>> Ericsson and Sun to develop open source-based server
>> 
>> ,----[ Quote ]
>> | "With this collaboration, Ericsson will contribute parts of
>> | its server development to the open source project GlassFish,"
>> | Ericsson said.
>> `----
>> 
>> http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070508/tc_nm/ericsson_sun_dc
> 
> Here is some more about the project.
> 
> https://sailfin.dev.java.net/source/browse/sailfin/
>
http://blogs.sun.com/theaquarium/entry/ericsson_contribution_to_glassfish_community
> 
> Some "IT experts" has already spoken about the problems with this, and say
> nothing is safe any more, since anyone can build their own telephone
> server, and pretend to be a bank call center or something :-)

An Apache project had another important milsetone last week. It seems like
open source servers are gaining attraction. You can't trust what you can't
see. Only yesterday:

Microsoft fixes nasty DNS server, Exchange flaws

,----[ Quote ]
| The Exchange update fixes previously undisclosed flaws in
| Microsoft's messaging software that could be exploited to
| seize control of the server, said Paul Zinski, director of
| ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
| product and market strategy at PatchLink Corp.
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http://news.yahoo.com/s/infoworld/20070508/tc_infoworld/88368

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