It is funding the enhancement of a tool commonly used by Linux developers, Cygnus Solutions' GnuPro, so that it can be used to generate applications that work with the Pentium processors' multimedia extended instructions. The move will level the playing field between Linux and Windows running on Pentium machines. But Unix vendors sometimes say Linux is also a challenger to their established systems. Another Unix vendor moving toward greater Linux support, although limited, is The Santa Cruz Operation. It has added an adapter to its UnixWare 7, so that it can run Linux applications.
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