Tuesday Sep 21, 2004
Sun is also to be
commended for conducting an open dialogue with the IT community. Unlike
many platitudinous "message from the CEO" missives, president and chief
operating officer Jonathan Schwartz's blog is a must-read.
- 9/20/04, Solaris Goes Open Source, eWeek
- 9/20/04, Sun's Loiacono Outlines Solaris Road Map, eWeek
- 9/20/04, Solaris 10 Shines in Early Testing, eWeek
What continues to be interesting about this story is not simply that Sun is open sourcing the Solaris platform, but that Sun executives are also continuing to express themselves publically about the project well before the formal announcement. Years ago they decided to implement this as much as possible with the direct involvement of customers and developers. Looking at this from the inside has been fascinating, especially considering how previous product launches have been executed. In this case, the execs have engaged the market openly -- and regularly -- and have carefully considered the feedback. Sure, we are doing our own private market research like any company would, but we are also clearly moving more toward a Cluetrain model. This is going to be a heck of a case study when this is all done.
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