Sun is to open source the last closed-source parts of Java, a move that should make it possible to fully integrate the software into Linux distributions.
After years of requests and debates, Sun is set to release Java source code under a Linux-friendly licence.
Sun Microsystems is considering releasing its Solaris operating system under the General Public License, executives said on Monday in the US, raising the possibility of cross-pollination with Linux.
Sun Microsystems' Java is now officially an open-source project mostly.
When it comes to open sourcing Solaris and Java, patents and politics are leading Sun toward a change of heart.
Industry watchers claim Sun Microsystems is playing a dangerous game with its decision to position Solaris as open source -- a move which will see it go head to head with Linux.
The growing popularity of Linux will force Microsoft to bring its software to the Unix clone starting in late 2004, a research firm has predicted in a study that Microsoft promptly disputed.
Sun Microsystems is reluctant to make Java source code available through an open-source model because it would encourage incompatible versions of the software, Sun's top software executive said.
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