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iTnews: Torvalds: Waiting to See Sun’s Open Solaris

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“Linus Torvalds claims he is taking Sun Microsystems
seriously–Sun plans to offer an open source version of its Solaris
10 operating system–but the Linux creator and chief developer says
he’ll reserve judgment until code becomes available.

“At a panel this week during Enterprise Linux Summit, Torvalds
said Sun’s efforts to open source Solaris 10 according to the
OSI-approved Community Development and Distribution License (CDDL)
could give Linux a viable open source rival in the operating-system
market…”


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