<s>
In	O
Unix	B-Application
computing	O
,	O
lxrun	B-Application
is	O
a	O
compatibility	B-General_Concept
layer	I-General_Concept
to	O
allow	O
Linux	B-Application
binaries	O
to	O
run	O
on	O
UnixWare	B-Operating_System
,	O
SCO	B-Operating_System
OpenServer	I-Operating_System
and	O
Solaris	B-Application
without	O
recompilation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
has	O
been	O
an	O
open	B-Application
source	I-Application
software	I-Application
project	O
since	O
1997	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
available	O
under	O
the	O
Mozilla	B-License
Public	I-License
License	I-License
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
SCO	O
and	O
Sun	O
Microsystems	O
began	O
officially	O
supporting	O
lxrun	B-Application
in	O
1999	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
August	O
22	O
,	O
1997	O
:	O
lxrun	B-Application
is	O
cited	O
as	O
a	O
proof	O
of	O
concept	O
of	O
cross-platform	O
binary	O
compatibility	O
at	O
the	O
86open	O
conference	O
hosted	O
by	O
SCO	O
in	O
Santa	O
Cruz	O
,	O
CA	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
August	O
29	O
,	O
1997	O
:	O
lxrun	B-Application
's	O
first	O
mention	O
on	O
Usenet	O
,	O
in	O
comp.unix.sco.misc	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Most	O
notably	O
,	O
the	O
post	O
mentions	O
lxrun	B-Application
's	O
availability	O
in	O
source	O
and	O
binary	O
form	O
from	O
the	O
SCO	B-Device
Skunkware	I-Device
FTP	O
site	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
October	O
1	O
,	O
1997	O
:	O
The	O
official	O
lxrun	B-Application
website	O
is	O
established	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
June	O
19	O
,	O
1998	O
:	O
Ronald	O
Joe	O
Record	O
,	O
Michael	O
Hopkirk	O
,	O
and	O
Steven	O
Ginzburg	O
present	O
a	O
paper	O
on	O
lxrun	B-Application
at	O
the	O
USENIX	B-Operating_System
1998	O
Technical	O
Conference	O
in	O
New	O
Orleans	O
,	O
LA	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mar	O
1	O
,	O
1999	O
:	O
SCO	O
announces	O
Linux	B-Application
compatibility	O
in	O
UnixWare	B-Operating_System
7	O
and	O
demonstrates	O
lxrun	B-Application
at	O
LinuxWorld	O
Expo	O
and	O
Conference	O
in	O
San	O
Jose	O
,	O
CA	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
May	O
12	O
,	O
1999	O
:	O
Sun	O
Microsystems	O
announces	O
support	O
for	O
Linux	B-Application
binaries	O
on	O
Solaris	B-Application
using	O
lxrun	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
the	O
official	O
lxrun	B-Application
website	O
,	O
as	O
of	O
2003	O
lxrun	B-Application
is	O
in	O
"	O
maintenance	O
"	O
mode	O
,	O
meaning	O
that	O
it	O
is	O
no	O
longer	O
being	O
actively	O
developed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reasons	O
cited	O
for	O
the	O
declining	O
interest	O
in	O
lxrun	B-Application
include	O
the	O
wide	O
availability	O
of	O
real	O
Linux	B-Application
machines	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
availability	O
of	O
more	O
capable	O
emulation	O
systems	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
SCO	O
's	O
Linux	B-Operating_System
Kernel	I-Operating_System
Personality	I-Operating_System
(	O
LKP	O
)	O
,	O
OpenSolaris	B-Operating_System
BrandZ	O
,	O
and	O
various	O
virtual	B-Architecture
machine	I-Architecture
solutions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Newer	O
Linux	B-Application
applications	O
and	O
host	O
operating	O
systems	O
are	O
not	O
officially	O
supported	O
by	O
lxrun	B-Application
.	O
</s>
