de or else it wouldn't be happening. Netscape cites "The Cathedral and the Bazaar as being pivotal in convincing Netscape management to release the Mozilla source code. Netscape's underlying feeling about going OS, was:
             Since Communicator's code was so tightly integrated with Java and HTML, most recognized an emerging truth: It wasn't such a huge jump to make.
             In a press release released by Netscape, Jim Barksdale, president and chief executive officer said:
             "By giving away the source code for future versions, we can ignite the creative energies of the entire Net community and fuel unprecedented levels of innovation in the browser market. Our customers can benefit from world-class technology advancements; the development community gains access to a whole new market opportunity; and Netscape's core businesses benefit from the proliferation of the market-leading client software."
             Another major player in the technology industry that appears to support the OS movement is Hewlett Packard. At a recent keynote address at the Networld+Interop Conference, HP's CEO, Carly Fiorina stated:
             The open source movement is natural, inevitable and creates huge benefits. It's part of the next wave of computing, and that will involve participants and users within the industry in open source.
             This is more proof that large organizations are seeing the benefits if the OS movement. And, as more organization jump on board, others will follow, even if it's just for fear of being left behind. Of course, whether HP stands behind that statement and supports these ideals remains to be seen.
             Make no mistake, large organizations like HP and Sun are not exactly excited about the situation. Sun is getting nervous enough that they announced that Solaris will now be available free for non-commercial use. The OS concept is destroying their current licensing models. However, they have placed restrictions on their source code that hamper
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