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All About Linux: Sun Microsystems–Doing All it Can to Propagate Its Immense Software Wealth

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Web Webster
Web Webster
Dec 13, 2006

“A couple of weeks back, Sun Microsystems created a buzz in the
tech world when it announced its decision to release their flag
ship language Java under a GPL license albeit GPL v2. But even
though it could have surprised and gladdened the Free Software fans
the world over, it is clear that it was a well calculated, deeply
thought out decision which was aimed at the survival and further
propagation of the Java language.

“It is true that at its core, Sun is a hardware company with the
bulk of its revenue being generated from selling high end servers,
workstations and storage solutions…”


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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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