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To: John Carragher who wrote (14610)	3/4/1999 12:16:00 PM
From: Rusty Johnson	Respond to of 64865

Sun Runs Linux on Solaris nytimes.com Besides Microsoft, Sun Microsystems has the most to lose if Linux becomes a widely used operating system, according to analysts. Not so, says Sun. In fact, Sun is demonstrating software at the LinuxWorld Expo here that runs on its Solaris 7 operating system that supports Linux applications. ... "Our intentions are basic, we'd like to see protocols and open APIs; Linux is great from that standpoint," he added. Analysts said because Solaris is Sun's only operating system, the success of Linux could come at the expense of Solaris and Windows. However, unlike Microsoft, Sun sells high-cost hardware. By optimizing Solaris to run Linux, Sun believes it can offer a scalable Linux compatibility layer to run on top of Solaris.