[ Thanks to Baiju
Thakkar for this link. ]
“Sun has upped the ante in its fledgling Linux support by
directly offering the operating system to customers.”
“The move marks a slight warming in Sun’s attitude toward
Linux. Sun has credited Linux with helping to undermine Microsoft’s
dominance, but it hasn’t been offering Linux-certified systems the
way Hewlett-Packard, IBM, Compaq Computer, Dell Computer and other
competitors have. Red Hat and others have offered a version of
Linux that runs on Sun’s UltraSparc chips for years.”
“Although customers can now order Red Hat Linux 6.1 Deluxe Sparc
directly from the Sun Store, Sun does not offer Linux as a
preinstall option, favoring its Solaris flavor of Unix instead. Sun
also defers on customer support, which Red Hat provides.”