July 25, 2008
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Here’s how it works: Novell owns Unix’s IP (intellectual property). SCO sold Unix’s IP to Sun. Sun then included some Unix IP into Solaris. Finally, Sun open sourced Solaris as OpenSolaris. Sounds like trouble, doesn’t it? While Sun’s Chief Open … Continue reading
July 16, 2008
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Sun has been a company in trouble for years now. Until recently, I was never really worried about it going under. Now, I’m worried. Now, I have a love/hate relationship with Sun. I love many of their products like the … Continue reading
May 5, 2008
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Reality, as good writers know, is sometimes stranger than fiction. SCO’s recent performance in the U.S. District Court in Utah is a perfect example. With years to prepare, SCO executives made some remarkable statements in their attempt to show that … Continue reading
May 5, 2008
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OpenSolaris, Sun’s open-source take on its Solaris operating system, has finally arrived. Some people, like Jason Perlow at ZDNet think that this is great news and that Sun’s latest operating system will give Linux a real challenge. Maybe it will, … Continue reading
April 17, 2008
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For an executive who had just had his company bought for a cool billion a few months ago and was on the eve of announcing a major update to his business’ flagship database program, former MySQL CEO Marten Mickos, now … Continue reading
January 29, 2008
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Some people can’t believe Sun actually spent a billion dollars for MySQL; I can’t believe they got such a great deal. If you believe my long-time colleague John C. Dvorak, Sun purchasing open-source database power MySQL was “perhaps the worst … Continue reading