Breaking News - Operating Systems
& Middleware:
Sun Leaves Its Own Linux, Supports
Other Vendors
Sun Micro has decided to walk away form its own brand of linux in order to
support its distribution by other companies. Sun suggested that customers
don't want another version of Linux when more than enough were available right
now.
Linux distributors like Red Hat and UnitedLinux are now likely to be
supported
by sun.
Sun said that one reason for removing its own version of Linux is that
"people
are writing to a distribution, not to Linux".
Sun is also working on interoperability between Sun Solaris and Linux
applications.
The vendor is committed to getting Linux applications running on Solaris
without modification as part of its Project Orion initiative, which pulls Sun
software together under one umbrella.
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