Re: Sun's lethargy

["MikeM" <myraq@mgm51.com>]

On 12/4/02 at 3:41 PM Arvid Grøtting wrote:

|Chris Hedemark <chris@yonderway.com> writes:
|
|> There is an E420 which is pretty much the same system but in a smaller
|> case (and rackmountable).
|
|Oh, c'mon -- the E450 is rackmountable, too.
|
|Granted, it does take close to half a rack, and the rack-mount kit
|costs extra.
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Looks like cnet picked up on this issue:
http://news.com.com/2100-1001-975941.html?tag=fd_top



A leading OpenBSD programmer has accused Sun Microsystems of hindering
development of the open-source software for its newer computers, causing
Sun to scramble to cooperate with the project in response.

OpenBSD project leader Theo de Raadt said he's been trying for a year to
obtain low-level details from Sun about its UltraSparc III chip. Without
it, OpenBSD programmers have been unable to boot their operating system on
newer Sun systems.

Sun has now promised to give OpenBSD the same information it provided to
higher-profile, open- source projects such as Linux. "Sun has committed to
working with OpenBSD to...ensure they are extended the same information as
other open-source communities," the company said in a statement.....