[ug-bosug] Sun hopes for Linux-like Solaris

[USM Bish]

On Thu, 10 May 2007 12:17:15 +0000
Manish Chakravarty <manishchaks at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Another para says: "However,  Schwartz has talked frequently
> of the possibility  of releasing Solaris under  the GPL that
> governs Linux,  which -- if  both operating systems  use the
> same version of  the GPL -- would  theoretically permit code
> sharing. "
>
> Is this really true? I mean if Solaris is released under the
> GPL, that would be great, wouldnt it?
>

I really  do not  know the "legal"  implications. From  what I
understand, what you  are taking about is  the GNU/Linux legal
framework  (a GNU  and FSF  issue)  and not  the linux  kernel
itself (not  much sharing  can be done  in this  area, without
major  re-write in  both). Where  is the  problem ?  Is it  in
building applications  licensed under  different licenses  ? I
thought they  were permitted !  That is how you  have software
like GNU bash (for example) in  most *nix flavours even if the
licenses varies. Isn't that "code sharing" ? ... or am I wrong
somewhere.

Bish