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  • Red Hat Aust claims Solaris on verge of eclipse

    The Red Hat 'Network' systems management tool is to gain the ability to manage software distribution and configuration for Solaris, with Red Hat claiming the features are the "the final nail in the coffin" for Sun's operating system. However the software could be four months away from release.

  • Sun slams open source licence

    Sun Microsystems' president, Jonathan Schwartz, has proclaimed ardent support for the open-source software realm but criticised the General Public License, a widely used foundation of the programming movement.

  • Sun open source license could mean Solaris-Linux barrier

    Sun Microsystems has quietly begun seeking official open-source status for a new software license that likely will be used to govern its Solaris operating system.

  • Sun retires one open-source licence

    Sun Microsystems is recommending that nobody use an open-source licence it created, a small step in a broader push to pare back the number of such licences.

  • Open-source board eyes fewer licenses

    The Open Source Initiative, an influential open-source organization, is devising ways to cut down on the rising number of open-source licenses attached to software.

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