Yes, Sun Microsystems’ new OpenSolaris really is an open-source project. And no, it’s not likely to be much like the Linux open-source project. How are they alike? Both projects will produce a production-grade version of Unix, including source code, that we’ll be able to download and use without paying for. So from where corporate IT sits, there’s lots of similarity.
Link: computerworld.com
Category:
- Open Source
