Unix migration: Server vendors with legacy Unix offerings (e.g., Sun-Solaris, IBM-AIX, HP-UX) must leverage their core services onto Linux platforms and offerings.

Tiny Core is a light-weight Linux distribution focused on providing a fast, small, but usable operating system. TinyCore uses just 12MB of disk space and can be booted from a USB flash drive or a CD.

Open source champion Red Hat announced the general availability of .NET Core 2.1 for its Red Hat Enterprise Linux and OpenShift container platforms.