TechWeb: Sun Moves Ahead With Linux Efforts

May 12, 1999, 16:38 (1 Talkback[s])
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"Sun Microsystems said Wednesday that Linux applications can run on its Solaris operating system, and that it plans to release free development tools to ensure source code compatibility between Linux and Solaris."

"Software development tools for the Solaris SPARC Platform Edition that assist in source code compatibility between the Linux and Solaris platforms are expected to be available for free download next month, while tools for the Solaris Intel Platform Edition are expected to be released later this year."

"Recently Sun contributed software to an open source development effort where users can run Linux applications on Solaris 7, expanding the number of available applications."

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