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Linux and Solaris
I don't know if you saw this:
> PALO ALTO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE) via NewsEdge
> Corporation -- Sun Microsystems, Inc. today announced
> compatibility between the Solaris(TM) operating
> environment and Linux applications. Sun contributed
> software to an open source development effort that allows
> users to run Linux applications on the Solaris 7 operating
> environment, expanding the number of available
> applications. In addition, Sun will provide free
> development tools that make it easy for developers to
> ensure source code compatibility between Linux and the
> Solaris operating environment.
>
> "Linux and other open source products have brought
> renewed vitality to the industry," said Rob Gingell, chief
> technology officer, Solaris Software, Sun Microsystems,
> Inc. "Increased sharing of technology within the Solaris
> and Linux communities will accelerate the adoption of
> open computing and further fuel innovation in the software
> development community, creating benefits for both
> customers and developers."
>
> Sun collaborated with the open development community
> to provide software enhancements to a popular Linux
> compatibility program, known as lxrun. With lxrun for the
> Solaris Intel Platform Edition, commercially or internally
> developed Linux applications run unmodified along with
> Solaris applications.
>
> "Sun's cooperation has significantly furthered the lxrun
> open-development effort," said Steve Ginzburg, lxrun
> source code maintainer. "Sun's technical contributions
> have already proven invaluable, and their continued
> involvement will increase the visibility and accessibility of
> lxrun. I am excited about continuing this mutually
> beneficial relationship."
>
> Sun's new software tools help Linux developers simplify
> and streamline the process of developing applications
> across both the Linux and Solaris platforms. The
> offerings for the SPARC(TM) and Intel platforms include
> how-to guides and tools that analyze source code
> compatibility to enable applications to run smoothly on
> Linux and Solaris software.
>
> Sun plans to showcase Linux development efforts at this
> month's LinuxExpo (May 18-22), including a
> demonstration of Linux applications running unmodified
> on the Solaris operating environment and Linux running
> on the UltraSPARC(TM) architecture.
>
> Recent Linux-Related Activities
>
> Sun has made the following Linux-related news
> announcements in the last six months:
>
>
> -- Licensing Java Media technologies to the Linux Blackdown Porting
> Team, an informal group of Linux developers, enabling the Linux
> community to create platform-independent, network-centric
> applications for educational, business and technical users with
> the easy-to-use Java Media APIs. (March 2, 1999)
>
> -- Offering board-level solutions to a select number of system
> integrators to assist them in building powerful, low-cost Linux
> solutions running on the SPARC(TM) technology-based platform.
> (February 23, 1999)
>
> -- Teaming with the Linux community to complete a port of Linux to
> the UltraSPARC architecture. (December 8, 1998)
>
> -- Porting the Java Development Kit (JDK(TM)) 1.2 to Linux to enable
> Java technology-based applications to run on the Linux operating
> system. (November 2, 1998)
>
> Pricing and Availability
>
> Lxrun software for Solaris on Intel is available for free for
> immediate download over the Web. Downloading
> information, a reference document for installing and
> running Linux (Intel) applications on the Solaris operating
> environment, and more information about lxrun software
> is available at http://sun.com/linux/lxrun.
>
> Software development tools for the Solaris SPARC
> Platform Edition that assist in source code compatibility
> between the Linux and Solaris platforms are planned for
> free download in June 1999; tools for the Solaris Intel
> Platform Edition are expected to be available later this
> year. Information about the development tools is available
> at http://sun.com/linux.
>
> About Sun Microsystems, Inc.
>
> Since its inception in 1982, a singular vision, "The
> Network Is The Computer(TM)," has propelled Sun
> Microsystems, Inc., (Nasdaq:SUNW), to its position as a
> leading provider of hardware, software and services for
> establishing enterprise-wide intranets and expanding the
> power of the Internet. With more than $11 billion in
> annual revenues, Sun can be found in more than 150
> countries and on the World Wide Web at http://sun.com.
>
> Note to Editors: Sun, the Sun logo, Sun Microsystems,
> Solaris, Java, JDK, HotJava, Ultra and "The Network Is
> The Computer" are trademarks or registered trademarks
> of Sun Microsystems, Inc. in the United States and other
> countries. All SPARC trademarks are used under license
> and are trademarks or registered trademarks of SPARC
> International, Inc. in the United States and other
> countries. Products bearing SPARC trademarks are
> based upon an architecture developed by Sun
> Microsystems, Inc.
>
> <<Business Wire, 05-12-99, 09:09 Eastern>>
>
> CONTACT: Sun Microsystems, Inc. | Nam LaMore,
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>
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