ConsortiumInfo: OpenSPARC and Power.org: Which One has it Right?

"A few weeks ago I wrote an entry called 'That was then and This is Now: SPARC International and OpenSPARC.net,' occasioned by the announcement by Sun Microsystems that it had launched a new 'open source hardware' initiative called OpenSPARC.net. In that entry, I reminisced about several organizations created almost 20 years ago by IBM, Motorola and Sun, including SPARC International.

"A few days later, David Weaver, a long-time (21 years, no less) hardware and software veteran of Sun who has been involved with SPARC International from its inception sent me an email..."

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