Linux. Through a new partnership with Canonical, HP is becoming one of
the latest in a series of huge IT players to hop aboard the Ubuntu
Linux bandwagon.
More specifically, HP and Linux distributor Canonical are now working
toward full certification of Ubuntu on HP Proliant servers, according
to Mark Murphy, Canonical's alliances manager.
"This will give another layer of assurance to users and customers --
particularly in the enterprise -- with market leader HP recognizing
the growing importance of Ubuntu to enterprise and SMB customers,"
Murphy wrote in the Canonical Blog on Monday. "The certification means
HP will list Ubuntu as a supported operating system and verify the
work undertaken by Canonical to ensure full certified compatibility.
Furthermore, both companies are fully cooperating at the engineering
level to provide full underlying confidence for HP customers using the
certified servers."
Meanwhile, earlier this month, HP released an Ubuntu-based custom OS
for its Mini 1000 Mi Edition netbook.
Like IBM, although not in the same ways, HP is now adding Ubuntu to a
roster of Linux distributions previously limited to Red Hat and
Novell's SuSE Linux.
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