Corel heeft een deal gesloten met Cygnus Solutions, die een aangepaste compiler gaat ontwikkelen waarmee het porten van Windows software naar Linux vereenvoudigd wordt. Het nieuws van The Register:
Corel has signed Cygnus Solutions to modify the compiler developer's Linux programming tools to make it easier for software companies to port their Windows applications to the open source OS.The deal seems to have been done to make it easier for Corel to deliver on its commitment to port its productivity software to Linux. Having translated the WordPerfect 8 word processor to Linux, Corel said it would port over the other applications in the WordPerfect Office suite too.
However, since Cygnus will make changes to its GNUPro professional Linux development system, other companies should benefit from Corel's largesse.
