Sun considers offering open source app server
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Sun isnt disclosing a timetable for its plan, but its exploring what type of open source licence would be the most suitable to offer, Schwartz said. The China deal is important, according to Schwartz, because it will help to establish widespread use of technologies such as Java, as well as the file formats in StarOffice, which in turn will make the marketplace for desktop software more competitive by loosening Microsofts grip, he argued. Sun sees related potential benefits from offering an open source version of its server software, Schwartz said. "This deal (in China) has far-reaching impacts, not simply in the marketplace but also inside Sun with respect to our relationship with the open source community and how we might potentially modify our business going forward," Schwartz said. Sun may also have its eye on nascent Asian markets where governments have been showing increased interest in open source software.
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