Sun.com: A Closer Look at Linux

Mar 20, 2002, 20:20 (25 Talkback[s])

"When Sun Microsystems, Inc. announced it was broadening support for the open source operating system, Linux, on its low-end commercial servers, Sun.com readers responded. What does this move mean for Sun's products and technologies, its customers, and software developers? More than 1500 readers responded to the feature story, Sun Broadens Support for Linux, posted last month.

"To answer those questions, Sun vice president and general manager, Anil Gadre, joined with Stephen DeWitt, vice president and general manager of Content Delivery and Edge Computing at Sun Microsystems, to articulate the finer points of Sun's strategy for offering Linux on its server systems. Read on for details of how Sun's support of open source technologies can help customers meet their business needs with the right products--based on open architectures and industry standards--while still protecting their investments in Sun systems and technologies..."

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