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07/07/2004: "What could have been"

Back just after I left Sun, Larry McVoy was circulating The Sourceware Operating System Proposal. Sun delayed, linux happened, and now Sun is fighting against HP and IBM, both armed with linux.

Imagine the world if Sun had instead found it in its heart to open source what was then SunOS 4.1, which already ran on SPARC, x86, MIPS and Motorola platforms. Linux would probably be 5 years ahead of where it is now, Sun would still be selling tons of hardware, and SCO would have shut the doors back in the .com boom.

equilibrium,
balance of body and mind
holding quicksilver.

Owning technology can be a lot like quicksilver, to hold it you have to open your hands. Attempt to control by tightening your grip and it escapes.