“Sun Microsystems Inc… has optimized the Lxrun Linux emulator
for Solaris on Intel, allowing Linux applications to run with
near-native performance on Sun’s operating system…”
“Calling the version of Lxrun a “translation layer,” Sun is
touting the optimized port as more than an emulator, due to the
minimal performance degradation seen in Linux apps running on
Solaris/Lxrun. Sun says it has made substantial contributions to
the open source community’s work on Lxrun, a sentiment echoed by
hackers close to the project.”
“Sun has also announced the availability of new software
development tools to help Linux developers optimize applications
for use across Linux and Solaris platforms.”