Sun Microsystems

Innovations in the Solaris 10 Operating System (Solaris OS)

With more than 600 new features, the Solaris 10 OS is the most advanced operating system on the planet.

The Common Development and Distribution License

Sun is releasing the Solaris OS source code under the Open Source Initiative-approved Common Development and Distribution License (CDDL). A FAQ about the license is available.

The OpenSolaris Community Advisory Board (CAB)

In conjunction with Sun's release of the Solaris source code, the OpenSolaris Community Advisory Board (CAB) is releasing a governance proposal for the community. The OpenSolaris OS user community can review the proposal and comment on it at OpenSolaris.org.

Sun Studio software tools for OpenSolaris OS developers

The Sun Studio 10 software is Sun's latest and greatest developer tool suite for C, C++, and Fortran application development. The Sun Studio 10 software is available free to participants in the OpenSolaris project.