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Wednesday, August 04, 2004

Solaris 10 will run Linux programs

CNET: "Sun Microsystems will build software into its forthcoming Solaris 10 version of Unix to run Linux applications unchanged. The software, called Project Janus, will work on servers using x86 chips such as Intel's Xeon and Advanced Micro Devices' Opteron, said Ann Wettersten, Sun's vice president of systems software product marketing. She spoke at a panel discussion held at its offices in conjunction with the LinuxWorld Conference and Expo. The software intercepts a program's communications with Linux and translates them into communications with Solaris ... To start with, Janus will provide 100 percent compatibility with Red Hat Enterprise Linux, even complicated programs such as Oracle's database or BEA Systems' Web server, said Jack O'Brien, a group manager of x86 operating system marketing. Later, Sun also plans to make compatibility with Novell's SuSE Linux later in an early update."

Interesting, I guess. But why not just use Linux and bag Solaris altogether? If Sun could improve their Linux distribution into a leading-edge Solaris-like server product, Solaris would be completely redundant.

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