From: Mike '/m' 


http://news.com.com/2100-1016_3-5058545.html?tag=fd_top

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Sun Microsystems signed a deal Thursday to incorporate SuSE's version of
the Linux operating system in its servers, the company's second step in
moving beyond its own version of Linux.

The deal means customers buying Sun servers with Intel or AMD x86
processors will be able to choose SuSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) 8 in
the fall, said Ann Wettersten, vice president of systems software product
marketing for Sun. Sun already sells its x86 servers with Red Hat
Enterprise Linux. Linux software maker Red Hat is SuSE's biggest rival.

After years of selling its Solaris version of Unix, Sun bowed to market
realities and in 2002 announced its support for Linux. Its first products
used only Sun's own version of Linux, which lacked support from software
companies. Sun has since been moving to more popular versions made by other
companies.

Sun will provide customer support for the Linux product, with SuSE backing
Sun up, Wettersten said. The companies wouldn't disclose financial terms of
the deal.

As part of the deal, SuSE will get a license to the source code of Sun's
Java virtual machine, software that lets programs written in the Java
language run on any type of computer. SuSE already uses Java software, but
the new license will help the company offer it across its entire SLES
product suite. These products run on all four of IBM's server lines and on
machines built around Intel's Itanium and Xeon processors and AMD's Opteron
processor. ...
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SuSE seems to be picking up some significant support of late.

 /m

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