ZDNet: Solaris Gets Open-Source Update

“Sun Microsystems has released an update to its Solaris
operating system that incorporates, for the first time, the Gnome
open-source graphical interface.

“The overhaul of Sun’s version of Unix, announced Tuesday, now
allows people to choose Gnome instead of the interface that has
been part of the software for years, the Common Desktop Environment
(CDE).

“The open-source Gnome project was founded to bypass CDE, which
relies on technology with proprietary restrictions to build
graphical elements such as windows with buttons and menus. Though
the controller of the CDE technology, the Open Group, is now
embracing open-source principles, Sun decided to move to
Gnome…”

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