Lighthouse Applications as Free Software

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We, the undersigned, ask that Sun Microsystems release the Lighthouse Applications, which were once available for NeXTSTEP and OPENSTEP, as free software under any license conformant with the Free Software Definition as defined at http://www.fsf.org/philosophy/free-sw.html. A list of conformant licenses is available at http://www.fsf.org/licenses/license-list.html.

These applications are not adding to Sun Microsystems' bottom line as they are no longer available for sale anywhere. Additionally, they would provide a valuable starting point for development of similar productivity applications on Mac OS X and on other OpenStep compliant systems.

Releasing these applications as free software would increase competition, offer the end-user more choices, and would also increase Sun's visibility in these areas by expanding on it's list of open source/free software products (currently comprised only of the OpenOffice suite).

We hope that Sun Microsystems will see fit to grant this small request.

1198 Signatures

  • Richard K
  • Gerald Senarclens de G
    • Comments
    • Open Minds on Open Source!
  • Hung-Te L
    • Comments
    • Open Office/Star office is not enough!
  • Halvor K
  • Jon L
  • Piotr F
  • Murat E
  • Eric F
  • david f
  • Piotr D
  • Carlos Enrique Carleos A
  • Daniel B
  • T. C
    • Comments
    • Since Sun has no use or plans for this software, why not release it to a grateful community?
  • Manuel Prieto V
  • Bruno D
  • Alexandre Drausio Rodrigues F
  • Adrian R
  • Mohammed J
    • Comments
    • Go Sun!Free Lighthouse!
  • Ralph M
  • Alexandru C
  • Otto Giovan Lopez V
  • Horace S
    • Comments
    • I am a long term sun shareholder; I am also a fan of the Lighthouse tools. If Sun is relasing DTrace and Solaris 10 as open source, I wish it would release the Lighthouse suite of applications too.