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To: QwikSand who wrote (20644)	10/4/1999 6:38:00 PM
From: JC Jaros	Respond to of 64865

We should be posting cheerful messages on a good day IMHO. Personally, I'm counting my blessings. As well you should, Qwiksand. You're the one holding MSFT after all. (cheerfully) :) (more singing) Catch a wave and we're sittin' on top of the world... -JCJ

To: QwikSand who wrote (20644)	10/4/1999 6:42:00 PM
From: Prognosticator	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 64865

Not me, Qwik, surely? I've never done such a gratuitous thing. Well, OK, maybe once, but that was a while ago. He does seem particularly sensitive to being called a contrarian. Maybe he thinks it an insult. Come on twister, get back to real criticism and analysis. We could all use that. Otherwise, why don't you come back when SUNW hits $200 (split adjusted). P.

To: QwikSand who wrote (20644)	10/4/1999 7:54:00 PM
From: Michael F. Donadio	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 64865

Qwik, as the sole SUNW poster"with a rational head on his shoulders" you might enjoy this view of the SCSL from techweb: techweb.com Solaris Source Project Not Aimed At Linux (10/04/99, 1:21 p.m. ET) By Mo Krochmal, TechWeb NEW YORK -- Sun Microsystems is not engineering the demise of Linux by opening up the source code to Solaris, an executive said Monday. The hardware and software giant, while confirming it will release the source code to Solaris, its implementation of the Unix OS, said it is not trying to destroy the growth of the Linux OS. "Linux may have compatibility challenges down the road, but any adoption of Linux is an adoption of a technology that is closer to Sun's technology," said George Paolini, vice president of marketing for Sun, speaking at the Intershop summit in New York on Monday. Some analysts estimate the Linux OS is installed on 10 million computers. Sun is the leader in the Unix market with 30 percent of overall Unix server units sold in 1998, up from 9.6 percent in 1996, according to market research company Dataquest, in San Jose, Calif. Earlier, Palo Alto, Calif.-based Sun had confirmed that it will offer developers free access to the source code for Solaris. However, it is not a complete release of the code, but will come under Sun's "Community" scheme that requires royalties be paid to Sun on any revenue from commercial products derived from changes to the code. Paolini said Sun may release the code for other software products in a similar scheme to the model it has developed with Java. "The one thing that Java has taught us is that ubiquity is first, then adoption is second," Paolini said. "You can't get a product adopted until you get a product everywhere." Sun is striking a balance between the old world of shrink-wrapped software and the new world of entirely open source software, he said. In August, Sun released Solaris to educators and others who sign an agreement not to use the software for commercial purposes may download the environment for free. Solaris normally costs $695, though educators usually pay only $99 for it. Michael