] The forthcoming Solaris 10 Operating System (OS) will
] include a remarkable new feature that allows customers to
] run Linux applications unchanged on the Solaris OS.
]
] By enabling this functionality, code-named Project Janus,
] administrators can create an environment for running a
] range of Linux applications at near-native speeds.

This is freaking pointless. Yes it will increase the number of applications that will run on Solaris, making Solaris more appealing. But this apps don't use the full capabilities of Solaris (especially the SPARC architecture), and don't even run at full speed. This is like driving a Ferrari forever stuck in 1st gear!

What Sun needs to do is making developing applications for Solaris/Sparc very easy to do. I'm talking about a few #defines and #includes and suddenly my code written for pthreads can use Solaris' threading imeplementation. Throttling your OS down so it can run Linux apps natively yet poorly is stupid, when someone can run those same apps on a very inexpensive OS and get better performance.

Solaris 10 with run Linux Apps natively: Idoits in Motion