The OpenSolaris Governing Board (OGB), the body responsible for directing the development of OpenSolaris, has threatened to disband before the end of August in protest at a lack of communication from ...

Dissatisfaction has surfaced in the OpenSolaris community in the wake of a trademark policy dispute that raises questions about the project's autonomy and the nature of Sun's role as the project's ...

The June 2009 (2009.06) release of OpenSolaris provides a solid Open Source GNOME desktop experience like that of a modern Linux distribution combined with the scalability and stability of UNIX. Over ...

The OpenSolaris project, which has been slowly gaining momentum over the past year, issued its first official release last week. Designed with an emphasis on usability and easy installation, ...

Sun has released the first fruits of a new, more Linux-like attempt to make something useful from its open-source Solaris effort. Stephen Shankland worked at CNET from 1998 to 2024 and wrote about ...

Governing board that oversees the open-source Solaris community, frustrated by months of "radio silence" from Oracle, threatens to disband. Stephen Shankland worked at CNET from 1998 to 2024 and wrote ...

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People outside of IT seldom think of Oracle as a Linux company, but it is. Not only does Oracle encourage its customers to use its own house-brand clone of RHEL (Red Hat Enterprise Linux), Oracle ...

The OpenSolaris community was set up three years ago with the stated intention of being an open development group that would not be under Sun's control. But the road to hell is paved with good ...

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eWEEK content and product recommendations are editorially independent. We may make money when you click on links to our partners. Learn More. Sun Microsystems on Tuesday will release the long-awaited ...

Frustrated by Oracle’s delay in releasing the latest version of OpenSolaris, the OpenSolaris Governing Board (OGB) is growing uneasy over Oracle’s lack of communication regarding the future of the ...