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Linux Apps On Solaris

Posted by timothy on from the writing-on-wall dept.

querencia writes "Sun has announced that Solaris 10 will comply with the Linux Standard Base specification, thus allowing Linux apps to run unchanged on Solaris. This isn't emulation -- they claim that it is 'kernel-integrated and supported as an operating system feature.' While I appreciate the benefits of the Solaris OS, I've considered them on the losing end of the battle until now. Will the power of Linux apps put Solaris back into the running?" Update: 08/04 15:50 GMT by J : At OSCON, Sun reaffirmed that Solaris 10 will be open-sourced. They said it would be one of the OSI licenses, not sure which yet; that this was approved at the highest levels of the company; and (with the expected "we're just guessing" language), it could happen as soon as year's end.

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  1. This is like by 0x54524F4C4C · · Score: 0, Funny



    Having The Godfather making a reference to Cops

  2. I can't wait... by halivar · · Score: 4, Funny

    It's just Solaris with glibc.

    I can't wait for RMS to start demanding people call it GNU/Solaris.

    1. Re:I can't wait... by mslinux · · Score: 4, Funny

      I can't wait for RMS to start demanding people call it GNU/Solaris.

      RMS died of a massive heart attack when he discovered that GNU had been certified Unix... He kept mumbling, "How can 'GNU's not Unix' be 'Unix'," while drool ran down his chin.

  3. Finally by Nailer · · Score: 5, Funny

    Solaris can be considered a real Linux ;^)

  4. Darl Will Sue by Perl-Pusher · · Score: 4, Funny

    Isn't this just a "Linux Personality Kit" for Solaris? Is Sun infringing on SCO's IP? I can hear attack dog Darl growling in the distance. And the voice of his master Bill Gates saying 'Down Boy! We already own them!'

  5. Re:Could this be by exi1ed0ne · · Score: 2, Funny

    No, It's the "Me Too" syndrome.

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