Sun Open Source Solaris
Sun Microsystems will launch a supported version of OpenSolaris operating system at the CommunityOne conference in San Francisco. OpenSolaris is based on the Solaris kernel and uses many of its features like the Zettabyte File System (ZFS) and Dynamic Tracing (DTrace), which offers predictive self-healing capabilities. Sun wants to compete with Linux and aiming this open source software at web developers.
Source: OpenSolaris Ready for Prime Time
Sun mySQL Deal Stinks
Sun has bought open-source software maker MySQL of Sweden for $1 Billion. So what is Sun going to do with this purchase.
John Dvorak from MarketWatch said that Sun Microsystems gobbling up MySQL is perhaps the worst single event he has ever witnessed in the history of tech mergers and acquisitions. His reasons lies in Sun having a bad track record with its acquisitions.
John go on further linking Oracle, strategic partner of Sun, paying the billion to kill off mySQL.
A likely story?
Source: The Sun-MySQL deal stinks
