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    Many open source developers remain sceptical of Sun because their memories of the company focus on Sun's interactions with the community in 2001/2002, which Sun's chief open source officer Simon Phipps concedes was a period where Sun "screwed up".

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    Government CIOs that dismiss open source software because of support issues, which is the case for the Australian Tax Office, Defence and Centrelink, simply do not understand the concept, according to Sun Microsystems.

  • Sun sheds light on its open-source future

    Simon Phipps, Sun UK's chief open-source officer, surveys the open-source landscape and reaffirms his company's commitment to open-software development.

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    IBM and Microsoft extended a belated and belittling WS-I invitation to Sun. Are they trying to marginalise the Java creator's Web services stature?

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    Microsoft and Intel see Web services popping up everywhere, but their vision is strangely reminiscent of archrival Sun Microsystems' with an earlier technology called Jini.

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    Microsoft's plan to dominate the Internet by cornering the developing Web services market is taking shape, and its competition is gearing up for a big showdown. Sun, one of Microsoft's key competitors in the Web services arena, is ready to play.

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