“Microsoft foe set to unveil tool that lets Solaris users run
Linux.”
“Sun Microsystems Inc. Wednesday will announce a way to run
Linux applications on its Solaris operating system.”
“Sun… says it contributed to the open source tool lxrun, a
software translation layer originally developed for the Santa Cruz
Operation’s (Nasdaq:SCOC) UnixWare. The Solaris 7 Intel edition of
lxrun is available immediately, with Solaris SPARC set to follow
later if the market demands it.”
“Sun marketing manager Patrick Dorsey claims Linux applications
perform well on Solaris, and says Sun can benefit from the
innovation taking place on the Linux platform.”