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From: Ramon F Herrera on 5 May 2008 18:08

"SAN FRANCISCO--Sun Microsystems gave developers a gift at the
CommunityOne developer conference on Monday--a packaged version of
OpenSolaris with a new logo. Now, Sun is hoping developers will return
the favor by creating applications to run on the open-source version
of its Solaris operating system and thus drive more demand for its
servers and software.

The move is the latest in Sun's effort in the better part of a decade
to regain relevance in a post-dot-com bust world by transforming into
an open source player. Borrowing a trick from Microsoft and its own
early successes with Java, Sun has learned that fostering a vibrant
developer community, means more apps for your platform, and that
theoretically translates into more hardware sales and service
contracts, even if the software is free."

[...]

http://www.news.com/8301-10784_3-9936318-7.html
http://www.opensolaris.com/

-RFH

From: Joe Hallenbeck on 5 May 2008 22:31
On 2008-05-05 15:08:13 -0700, Ramon F Herrera <ramon(a)conexus.net> said:

>
> "SAN FRANCISCO--Sun Microsystems gave developers a gift at the
> CommunityOne developer conference on Monday--a packaged version of
> OpenSolaris with a new logo. Now, Sun is hoping developers will return
> the favor by creating applications to run on the open-source version
> of its Solaris operating system and thus drive more demand for its
> servers and software.
>

I ordered my CD. Cant wait to install it on my ThinkPad and see what it can do.

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