[Fwd: Microsoft Announces MS-Linux] AMAN !!!!!

[Bob H. Tikos]

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> 
> This one dropped into my mail box earlier... :::gasp::::
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> Microsoft Announces MS-Linux
> 
> The flexible "grassroots" operating system, now with the quality and
> enterprise-level service and support customers expect from Microsoft
> 
> REDMOND, Wash., April 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Microsoft Corp. today announced
> the forthcoming release of MS-Linux(R), a new version of the well-known
> Linux(R) operating system designed for the enterprise.
> 
> "Prior to the development of MS-Linux, enterprise customers wouldn't
> dream of deploying mission-critical applications on an unsupported operating
> system," said Jim Allchin, senior vice president of Microsoft's personal and
> business systems group. "All that has now changed."
> 
> Maximum compatibility and performance
> 
> While other versions of Linux offer a variety of immature and largely
> incompatible windowing environments, MS-Linux includes an implementation of
> the familiar Microsoft(R) Windows(R) desktop, minimizing corporate training
> costs and allowing the hundreds of millions of Windows users worldwide to be
> productive right away.
> 
> MS-Linux provides a complete implementation of the Win32(R) API,
> enabling many of the thousands of applications written for the Microsoft
> Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows NT(R), and Windows 2000 operating systems to
> run unchanged on MS-Linux. Microsoft will offer support for future releases
> of the Microsoft Office suite of productivity applications and the
> BackOffice family of server products running on MS-Linux. In addition, many
> existing MS-DOS(R) and SCO Unix programs will run on MS-Linux without
> modification. Benchmark tests performed by independent laboratories have
> shown that MS-Linux is the world's fastest Windows file server.
> 
> A groundswell of support from industry
> 
> A number of leading development tool vendors will announce support for
> MS-Linux, including Bristol Technology Inc., Compuware Corp., Cygnus
> Solutions, Fujitsu Microelectronics Inc., Intel Corp., Metrowerks Inc.,
> Rational Software Corp., Sybase Inc., and Tower Technology.
> 
> "The new Linux distribution from Microsoft gives the operating system
> the credibility it needs to gain a foothold in organizations where it has
> never gone before," said Jon Hall, Executive Director of Linux
> International, a non-profit Linux advocacy organization. Microsoft will
> become a corporate member of Linux International, and will make a
> substantial donation of funds and equipment to the organization. "Linux
> International looks forward to working with Microsoft for the benefit of
> current and future Linux users," added Hall.
> 
> According to VA Research President and CEO Larry Augustin, "VA Research
> is delighted that Microsoft is entering the fast-growing market for
> computers powered by Linux." VA Research has announced plans to bundle
> MS-Linux and selected Microsoft Office and BackOffice products with its
> powerful server, workstation, and laptop computers. VA Research has also
> agreed to make Microsoft its exclusive supplier of Linux-based operating
> systems going forward. "Having the Office and BackOffice suites running on
> computers from VA Research will give us a huge advantage in the
> marketplace," said Augustin.
> 
> Microsoft has engaged well-known author and programmer Eric S. Raymond
> to advise the company on certain intellectual property issues related to
> Linux. Raymond's paper "The Cathedral of the Bizarre" was a key factor in
> Microsoft's decision to develop a Linux product. "While Microsoft will not
> immediately release the source code for its version of Linux, the company
> has promised to do so eventually," said Raymond. "That's good enough for
> me."
> 
> "The Linux community and Microsoft are a great fit," says Linus
> Torvalds, creator of Linux. "After all, we both have the same goal, which is
> total world domination."
> 
> Separately, Microsoft has announced the opening of a new recruiting
> center in Research Triangle Park, North Carolina. "Microsoft is always
> looking for talented individuals to join our team," said Mike Murray,
> Microsoft's vice president of human resources and administration. "We often
> recruit in communities that are expected to have significant numbers of
> folks looking for work in the near future."
> 
> Pricing and availability
> 
> Microsoft expects to release English and international versions of
> MS-Linux Version 3.1 for Intel- and RISC-based computers on or before April
> 1, 2000. Pricing has not been announced.
> 
> About Microsoft
> Founded in 1975, Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT) is the worldwide leader in
> software for personal computers. The company offers a wide range of products
> and services, each designed with the mission of making it easier and more
> enjoyable to take advantage of people using personal computers every day.
> 
> Microsoft, Windows, Windows NT, Win32, BackOffice, MS-Linux, and Linux
> are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corp. in the
> United States and/or other countries. Other product and company names herein
> may be trademarks of their respective owners.
> 

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  Haralabos Bob Tikos -Systems Programmer 
Eniac2000 Project, CIS Department, University of Pennsylvania
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