Sun is already one of the largest providers of intellectual
property to the open source development effort. Sun today
contributes resources and technology to free and open source
projects including:
Sun makes significant contributions to the Linux community
through participation in open source organizations such as the Free Standards Group, Linux, Open Source Development Lab, and Linux International. Sun will
continue to support our many open source initiatives, and pursue
opportunities to contribute Java technology, Solaris and other IP
to the open source community including:
Sun Open Source Program has created SunSource.net, a site devoted to
Sun's involvement in free and open Source projects.
The Java Community Process is
an open organization of international Java developers and licensees
whose charter is to develop and revise Java technology
specifications, reference implementations, and technology
compatibility kits.
The Developer Network including Java,
Solaris and now Linux communities has an unmatched developer base
providing access to a huge pool of applications and open source
resources.