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Welcome to SunSource.net

Hello and welcome to SunSource.net, a new site edited by the Open Source Program Office inside of Sun.

SunSource.net is a site devoted to Sun's involvement in Free & Open Source projects. You can come here to find the latest news from any of the Free & Open Source projects with which we are involved. Visitors can subscribe to the discuss@sunsource.net mail list to engage Sun in general discussions about Free & Open Source, our policies, our use of Open Source licenses or anything else pertaining to Free & Open Source. The SunSource.net site also provides convenient links to all of the project sites, and there is a convenient archive of previous news and mail list discussions.

Sun, since its inception, has supported open standards as the only fair way to evolve technology. With the rise of such Free & Open Source development projects as Linux, Perl and Apache, a tremendous support for the development and promotion of open standards has emerged. Sun is committed to cooperation with any entity that successfully promotes the cause of open standards, and so in 1999 Sun began to consciously engage with various existing Free & Open Source projects.

In 2000, working with CollabNet, Sun launched the NetBeans and OpenOffice.org communities and announced its support of the GNOME Foundation. Since that time there have been many more developments between Sun and the various Free & Open Source communities, and Sun has emerged as a leader among the traditional technology companies in the area of learning to work cooperatively with individuals and groups devoted to this new way to develop technology.

Discussion and communication is an important best practice in thriving Free & Open Source communities, and we hope SunSource.net will quickly become a focal point for general discussions between and about Sun and Free & Open Source. So, look to SunSource.net to keep you informed about where and how Sun is contributing to the Free & Open Source movement. Come to SunSource.net to ask Sun a question or contribute to discussions between Sun and the Free & Open Source communities. Let us know what you think and how you think Sun could enhance its involvement with Free & Open Source.