Re: OT: Sun acquires Innotek

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Author: Kristian Erik Hermansen
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Subject: Re: OT: Sun acquires Innotek
On Feb 16, 2008 9:45 AM, Luis Villarreal <> wrote:
> Sun has acquired innotek which is known for developing virtualbox. There are
> two known versions of virtualbox the "full package"
> which is propietary and the "ose" which is open source. Personally i really
> think virtualbox is a really great product, I use it on both platforms.


This could be a bad thing :-( Sun is calling itself "open" for
marketing purposes...
http://www.ratliff.net/blog/index.php/2008/02/14/not-with-a-bang-but-a-whimper/
--
Kristian Erik Hermansen
--
"It has been just so in all my inventions. The first step is an
intuition--and comes with a burst, then difficulties arise. This thing
gives out and then that--'Bugs'--as such little faults and
difficulties are called--show themselves and months of anxious
watching, study and labor are requisite before commercial success--or
failure--is certainly reached" -- Thomas Edison in a letter to
Theodore Puskas on November 18, 1878
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