Sun’s board may have a lot of explaining to do

Written By
MA
Matt Asay
Apr 7, 2009

“Given how cloudy Sun’s relationship with developers has been
over code control in Java and OpenOffice, for example, and given
the almost-certain internal Sun turmoil that will exist in the wake
of a failed IBM bid, I can’t see Sun’s relations with its various
open-source communities improving in the near term. Sun’s
open-source communities are somewhat reliant on Sun, so the health
of Sun, the company, has a direct impact on the health of Sun, the
code.”

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