Press Kits: What OpenSolaris members are saying ...

"Working on Solaris has given me the opportunity to improve my favorite OS. It also allows me to ensure it continues to run on the hardware I use/own, to make sure it runs well and to improve those parts I found wanting. Open Solaris extends this opportunity to every current and new member of the Solaris community. I've often answered technical questions with a quick look at the source; others will now be able to do so and help more Solaris users more quickly. As member of the CAB, I hope to use my familiarity with the Solaris development process in developing the two-way source code exchange we need in order to make OpenSolaris a success."
-- Casper Dik, senior staff engineer, Sun Microsystems, Inc.

"OpenSolaris is an opportunity for Sun to leverage the global power of collaboration via the Internet. My role on the CAB is to help the community organize itself in a way that is conducive to collaborative open source, not just single-company open source, and thereby become a self-sustainable project similar to those I helped create at the Apache Software Foundation. The essential element for enabling collaborative open source is to build an open community around the code that is capable of making rapid decisions in an iterative fashion."
--- Roy T. Fielding Ph.D., chief scientist, Day Software

"Sun is the largest contributor of source code, however Sun is often identified as the 800 lb. 'gorilla' of closed/proprietary software. By open sourcing Solaris, considered by many, the crown jewel of Sun's IP stack, and representing nearly 3,000 years of development effort, Sun is demonstrating its commitment to Open Source and the Open development model. When Open Solaris goes live, Open Source proponents, worldwide, will be overwhelmed by the technical sophistication and quality of the Open Solaris codebase and will be enthusiastic about contributing to this exciting, world class, body of work."
--- Al Hopper, engineering consultant, Logical Approach, Inc.

"The OpenSolaris CAB represents a significant step forward for Sun, for the huge Solaris community and for the wider open source meta-community they are joining. I am honoured to have been asked to serve on the Advisory Board at this historic moment."
-- Simon Phipps, chief technology evangelist, Sun Microsystems, Inc.

"For developers, OpenSolaris presents a unique opportunity to see, modify and redistribute the source code to a world-class, secure, reliable, scalable, observable, high-performance, 64-bit operating system. Now, developers that needed access to the OS source code to scratch a particular itch, have another superior alternative: OpenSolaris. I am truly honoured to be a member of the CAB; I think we have a great, passionate team that has the community's (and ultimately, Sun's) best interests at heart."
-- Rich Teer, Rite Online Inc.

"Code that has been honed sharp with decades of diligence by scientists and engineers will now be open to both industry and individuals. A 64-bit complete OS for the most serious computational challenges. Medical, Energy and Transportation research operations and others will all be able to freely harness the power of UNIX. Open to the teacher. Open to the student. Every serious scientist or engineer will want to stand on the shoulder of this giant. OpenSolaris is the cure for the common computer."
--- Dennis Clarke, director, Blastwave

"The pilot program has provided a vital link between those of us in the community and the driving forces inside of Sun, at all levels of the organization, to discuss, debate and guide the effort in a direction that will provide for the mutual benefits of the community and Sun. As a open source developer, having the ability to help improve and shape the CDDL before it was submitted to the OSI was proof that Sun cares about the community and that this isn't just for show."
--- Ben Rockwood, Cuddletech

"At Dartmouth, we create customized operating environments tuned for our specific needs, such as for high performance computing. The OpenSolaris initiative empowers us to do exactly this with Solaris, which we widely use here. We have already downloaded Solaris source code that was made available to the ongoing OpenSolaris pilot participants and built it. I applaud Sun for so openly seeking feedback at each step of the way."
-- James Dobson, system architect, Dartmouth College

"As an Independent Software Vendor, OpenSolaris provides a deeper understanding of Solaris and a direct channel of feedback to the engineers. We now have deeper insight into the workings of production systems. Through the OpenSolaris pilot program, we've been able to do things with DTrace which we couldn't do before. With access to the source code through CDDL, we hope to innovate more with DTrace and improve our own products."
-- Philip Beevers, a developer at royalblue

"Xerox has a long-standing relationship with Sun. We customize Solaris for key printing products. The OpenSolaris open development model, the community website and free access to open source code will help us streamline our customization process, increase productivity and accelerate innovation. We have provided early input and Sun is ensuring that our commercial needs are met as they move to open source their flagship product. We expect OpenSolaris to generate additional opportunities for Sun and Xerox."
-- Marc Rocas, manager, Advance Development, Xerox Corporation