Sun To Revamp Solaris

Sun Microsystems is revamping its Solaris operating system, incorporating key pieces of Linux software in a move that could gain better support from developers who have massed behind Linux.

Solaris is one of the main varieties of the Unix family of operating systems, known for their ability to safely and securely handle major computing tasks rather than for ease of use.

The revamped Solaris system will have features borrowed from Linux that could make it easier to use.

“This is a big deal to the extent that it lowers the barrier for adoption of Solaris,” said IDC software analyst Al Gillen.

The new system will keep the Solaris kernel, which is a basic group of code at the heart of the operating system that controls the way other programmes interact with each other as well as the computer’s hardware.

Reuters