Hewlett-Packard is expanding its Linux server software menu with additional wares from SuSE Linux.
The UnitedLinux effort will bear its first fruit Tuesday at the Comdex Fall 2002 trade show, with SuSE and the SCO Group announcing new products based on the common software underpinnings.
A move by four sellers of Linux to unite behind a single version of the operating system might help those allies--and boost Linux's popularity--but it isn't likely to dent the dominance of the top dog, Red Hat.
UnitedLinux is an attempt to begin addressing an old problem with Linux--the inconsistencies between distributions.
This month, the public will get its first look at the unified version of Linux for businesses, developed by a four-company consortium. Can it really challenge niche leader Red Hat?
Hewlett-Packard is expanding its Linux server software menu with additional wares from SuSE Linux.
A move by four sellers of Linux to unite behind a single version of the operating system might help those allies--and boost Linux's popularity--but it isn't likely to dent the dominance of the top dog, Red Hat.
UnitedLinux is an attempt to begin addressing an old problem with Linux--the inconsistencies between distributions.
UnitedLinux, a combined effort to create a uniform version of Linux for businesses, has indicated that it will ship a test version of its code later this month.
Linux Expo: With version 1.0 of its server software on the way, the unified Linux group is also contemplating a desktop rollout. It may also bring in new members.
A move by four sellers of Linux to unite behind a single version of the operating system might help those allies--and boost Linux's popularity--but it isn't likely to dent the dominance of the top dog, Red Hat.
Linux Expo: With version 1.0 of its server software on the way, the unified Linux group is also contemplating a desktop rollout. It may also bring in new members.
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