Fool.com: Sun to Pull Back Shade on Solaris | Linux Today

Fool.com: Sun to Pull Back Shade on Solaris

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Oct 1, 1999

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for this link. ]

“Network computing products and services provider Sun
Microsystems…plans to freely release the source code for its
proprietary Solaris operating system to catch the rising tide
spurred by Linux, an industry-sweeping operating system free to all
users…”

“The company hopes releasing Solaris’ code will spur greater use
of the system and encourage developers to design new applications,
much the same way developers have improved and added features to
Linux…”

What does this mean for investors? Hopefully innovation,
competition, and opportunity.

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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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