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Last year, around the time Sun introduced the innovative UltraSPARC
T1 processor, we became the first major vendor to open source our
processor technology. Through the OpenSPARC initiative the hardware
source code of the Sun UltraSPARC T1 processor is available under an
open source license. The belief is that by lowering the costs of
entry to leverage a current hardware design, developers can create
innovative software applications faster, and with a higher degree of
hardware integration than ever before. And software developers can
create highly optimized applications that are tightly integrated with
the hardware, creating unique, high-value solutions for specific
markets.
Last year, around the time Sun introduced the innovative UltraSPARC
T1 processor, we became the first major vendor to open source our
processor technology. Through the OpenSPARC initiative the hardware
source code of the Sun UltraSPARC T1 processor is available under an
open source license. The belief is that by lowering the costs of
entry to leverage a current hardware design, developers can create
innovative software applications faster, and with a higher degree of
hardware integration than ever before. And software developers can
create highly optimized applications that are tightly integrated with
the hardware, creating unique, high-value solutions for specific
markets.
Yesterday, the OpenSPARC initiative marked a significant milestone as the University of California Santa Cruz (UCSC) became the first OpenSPARC
center of excellence. The UCSC Center of Excellence has committed to
several OpenSPARC projects and will include OpenSPARC in the school
of engineering curriculum. Additionally, Jose Renau, UCSC assistant
professor of computer engineering, will serve as an active member of
the OpenSPARC community advisory board. The breadth and depth of
what UCSC is doing is impressive, and helps to demonstrate the
school's commitment to the Open Source community. And UCSC's
contributions to the OpenSPARC community will help to expand and
enrich Sun's on-going efforts in support of open source SPARC. And of
course, once they complete their work it will be freely available to
others to review.
Read the original article: http://blogs.sun.com/ontherecord/entry/uc_santa_cruz_becomes_first |
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