Sun is about to become the first major hardware vendor to certify Ubuntu Linux as compatible with its products—a move that could spark increased competition for Red Hat and Novell.
Red Hat Inc. and Novell Inc. will soon face more competition from a small rival, Ubuntu Linux, in the market for open-source software programs that run server computers.
Mark Shuttleworth, founder of Ubuntu Linux, said on Wednesday that Sun Microsystems Inc. would soon certify that his software is compatible with some Sun products.
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