Sun Microsystems Inc. hopes that open-source Solaris will draw in new developers, new users and new growth opportunities. But the initial focus of the initiative may be more prosaic: device drivers.

Sun chose the human touch when it introduced more than 5 million lines of Solaris source code onto the Net. Stephen Shankland worked at CNET from 1998 to 2024 and wrote about processors, digital ...

Firm is expected to start sharing some source code of the OS and to detail its OpenSolaris plan on Tuesday. Stephen Shankland worked at CNET from 1998 to 2024 and wrote about processors, digital ...

After months of hinting about its intentions, Sun on Wednesday confirmed that it intends to release source code from its Solaris operating system under an open-source license. After months of hinting ...

Sun got closer to finally lifting the shades on the source code for its vaunted Solaris Unix-based operating system last week. The vendor said it would have Solaris code released to the Open Source ...

Sun is scheduled to hold a press conference Tuesday to show good faith and demonstrate its commitment to open source the bulk of Solaris 10 by making DTrace, or dynamic tracing utility, available ...

Sun Microsystems Inc.’s announcement this week that it plans to make Solaris an “open-source” operating system was met with mixed reactions from users and skepticism from open-source advocates. “I’m ...

SAN FRANCISCO--Sun Microsystems is planning the bold move of releasing the source code of its Solaris operating system, but those eager for details of the plan may have to wait until early 2005. The ...

Sun Microsystems on Wednesday will begin donating its Solaris clustering code to the open-source community, the latest move in the company’s ongoing strategy to eventually make all of its software ...

Sun Microsystems is about to take the next step in its plan to refurbish the reputation of its Solaris operating system in the eyes of a small but crucial group: programmers. The company is expected ...