> While OpenSolaris is already open source (mostly), > there were some plans within Sun to open source more > technologies, but Sun didn't get to it because of the > merger. In particular - Sun Studio, C++ compiler etc. > Interesting what are Oracle intentions in regards to > keeping those plans?
I believe the main issue is not--in case the unthinkable happens--whether Oracle will open source more technologies, but, as another poster mentioned, will Oracle continue to license update/upgrade of the existing code under the CDDL license. All of Sun's open-sourced code is under dual license, meaning that Oracle can continue to develop Sun's technologies under a proprietary license, but freeze the CDDL'd code at its current state. Of course, anyone can fork the Solaris kernel under the CDDL scheme. But the possibility is zero. -- This message posted from opensolaris.org _______________________________________________ opensolaris-discuss mailing list opensolaris-discuss@opensolaris.org
