On June 3, after a few months of hard choice, Sun was finally announced yesterday that they have decided to disclose the source code programs for the Solaris operating system.
Sun's spokesperson RUSS Castronovo said Sun has decided to launch a plan for public Solaris source code. But he did not disclose when to start, start under the framework, and all source code of the public Solaris operating system.
Castronovo said: "At present, the program is actively brewing. However, there will be more and more source code public in the future."
In fact, regarding whether an open source code has always been controversial within Sun Company. Sun CEO SCOTT MCNEALY said that such an expensive asset free public is always a very sensitive topic inside the company.
In fact, so far, Sun has announced the source code programs of some software products, such as OpenOffice, GNOME, and Tomcat, etc. But the company has never announced any source code programs for its main product Solaris and Java platforms.
Founder of the founder of a non-profit open source agency said the kernel of the Solaris operating system consists of some heartbeat. I believe Sun will announce these source code programs in the next six months. Otherwise, it will be further eaten by Linux.
SUN is significantly reduced due to the impact of the Intel processor and Linux operating system server. According to IDC's survey data, the first quarter of this year increased by 57% compared with the same period last year, while UNIX servers fell by 3%.
Raymond also believed that Sun was published at this time that Solaris source code even satirically. If it is announced in 1990 or earlier, there may be no Linux system now.
