CDE - Common Desktop Environment
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CDE, the Common Desktop Environment originally built by a consortium of Sun, HP, IBM, DEC, SCO, Fujitsu and Hitachi for commercial UNIX systems, has been released as open-source software for the first time. The X11-based desktop environment, which once shipped on a selection of enterprise UNIX platforms from the consortium members, is now hosted on SourceForge under the CDE Project, with support available via the project's wiki. The move matters because it preserves a historically significant piece of enterprise computing for the open-source community and could spur renewed development or porting efforts. Watch for community adoption levels, contribution activity on SourceForge, and whether any vendors reintegrate CDE into current UNIX offerings.
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Common Desktop Environment, IBM (IBM), Hitachi, SCO, Fujitsu, HP, DEC, Sun
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