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Sun is trying to ally itself with the open-source programming movement as part of a strategy to turn around its ailing fortunes. The company's revenue and stock price have remained largely flat in recent years despite a recovery in Sun's core market, powerful server computers at the heart of corporate networks. Open-source software, despite being available for free, will help Sun financially, Schwartz said.

Schwartz also took on critics --and there are several--who have objected to Sun's refusal to release Java as open-source software. Schwartz has said more than once that Sun has Red Hat squarely in its competitive crosshairs. The open-sourcing of Solaris just increases the number and diversity of the community," he said.

Schwartz also predicted that companies that pledge support for open-source software but that keep their own products proprietary will eventually be exposed as hypocrites and fall by the wayside. He mentioned no specific targets for this accusation, but Sun has leveled a similar criticism at IBM. Its WebSphere, Tivoli and Lotus software remains proprietary despite Big Blue's programming help with Linux and creation of the open-source Eclipse programming tools.

Contributed Code. Subject to and conditioned upon compliance with the terms and conditions of this License, including Sections IV Restrictions and Community Responsibilities and V. You may provide Covered Code to a contractor for the sole purpose of providing development services exclusively to You consistent with Your rights under this License.

Such Contractor must be a Community Member or have executed an agreement with You that is consistent with Your rights and obligations under this License. Such subcontractor must assign exclusive rights in all work product to You.

You agree that such work product is to be treated as Covered Code. No Implied Licenses. Neither party is granted any right or license other than the licenses and covenants expressly set out herein. Other than the licenses and covenants expressly set out herein, Original Contributor retains all right, title and interest in Reference Code and Technology Specifications and You retain all right, title and interest in Your Modifications and associated specifications. Except as expressly permitted herein, You must not otherwise use any package, class or interface naming conventions that appear to originate from Original Contributor.

As a condition to Your license and other rights and immunities, You must comply with the restrictions and responsibilities set forth below, as modified or supplemented, if at all, in Attachment B, Additional Research Use Terms and Conditions. Source Code Availability.

You must provide source code and any specifications for Your Error Corrections to Original Contributor as soon as practicable. You must reproduce without alteration copyright and other proprietary notices in any Covered Code that You distribute. You must include a diff file with Your Contributed Code that identifies and details the changes or additions You made, the version of Reference Code or Contributed Code You used and the date of such changes or additions.

Your Modifications are Covered Code and You expressly agree that use and distribution, in whole or in part, of Your Modifications shall only be done in accordance with and subject to this License. Distribution Requirements. You may distribute object code of Covered Code to third parties for Research Use only pursuant to a license of Your choice which is consistent with this License. You may distribute source code of Covered Code and the Technology Specifications for Research Use only to i Community Members from whom You have first obtained a certification of status in the form set forth in Attachment A-1, and ii students from whom You have first obtained an executed acknowledgment in the form set forth in Attachment A You must keep a copy of each such certificate and acknowledgment You obtain and provide a copy to Original Contributor, if requested.

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A above will terminate. Upon termination, You must discontinue all uses and distribution of Community Code, except that You may continue to use, reproduce, prepare derivative works of, display and perform Your Modifications, so long as the license grants and covenants of this license are not required to do so, for purposes other than to implement functionality designated in any portion of the Technology Specifications.

Properly granted sublicenses to third parties will survive termination. Provisions which, by their nature, should remain in effect following termination survive. You acknowledge that this software and related documentation has been obtained by your educational institution subject to the Sun Community Source License the "License". You have been provided with access to the software and documentation for use only in connection with your course work as a matriculated student of your educational institution.

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As a condition to the Commercial Use rights granted above, You must comply with the following restrictions and community responsibilities in addition to those in the License :.

You may distribute source code of Compliant Implementations for Commercial Use only to Community Members from whom You have first obtained a certification of status in the form set forth in Attachment A Compliance Materials. Depending on the Technology licensed, Your access to and use of the Compliance Materials may be subject to additional requirements such as entering into a support agreement and trademark license.

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As a global non-profit , the OSI champions software freedom in society through education, collaboration, and infrastructure, stewarding the Open Source Definition OSD , and preventing abuse of the ideals and ethos inherent to the open source movement.

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