Oracle may end up merging the best of OpenSolaris with Linux once it takes control of Sun Microsystems , but it is unlikely to kill off Sun's widely used Solaris OS, analysts said.
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which has long been an important platform for Oracle's database and has a fairly healthy and significant installed base. Oracle is also a big proponent of Linux, however, so the deal raises questions about how Oracle might reconcile the two OSes. Indeed, just two weeks ago Oracle's corporate chief architect and top Linux engineer, Edward Screven, said Oracle would like to see Linux become the default operating system for the data center, so that customers don't even think about choosing another OS.Full Story: OpenSolaris, Linux Could Merge Under Oracle - PC World
