
Sun Microsystems is set to
license OpenSolaris under the upcoming GNU GPLv3 in addition to the existing Common Development and Distribution License, sources close to the company have told eWEEK.
"The next version of Solaris will include things like GNU Userland, which is already being attempted with OpenSolaris, while open-source solutions from other communities for things like package management also look very promising. Dual-licensing OpenSolaris with GPLv3 could make this even easier," said a source who declined to be named.
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2005-07-06
but the userland upgrade is great.
The most significant portions of the GNU userland were already available with Solaris 10. The next version just makes it easier to use them and brings new versions.
Edited 2007-01-17 00:53