Miracle Linux is a Linux distribution

Linux distribution

A Linux distribution is a member of the family of Unix-like operating systems built on top of the Linux kernel. Such distributions are operating systems including a large collection of software applications such as word processors, spreadsheets, media players, and database applications...

 developed by Miracle Linux Co., Ltd., a company which Oracle Corporation

Oracle Corporation

Oracle Corporation is an American multinational computer technology corporation that specializes in developing and marketing hardware systems and enterprise software products – particularly database management systems...

 owns 50.5 percent stock. Originally, it was designed to be an OS with good support of Oracle Database

Oracle Database

The Oracle Database is an object-relational database management system produced and marketed by Oracle Corporation....

. However, since Red Hat Linux

Red Hat Linux

Red Hat Linux, assembled by the company Red Hat, was a popular Linux based operating system until its discontinuation in 2004.Red Hat Linux 1.0 was released on November 3, 1994...

's support for Oracle improved, it changed its primary focus to Asian localization, merging efforts with various Asian Linux vendors to produce Asianux

Asianux

Asianux is a Linux distribution. It is a joint development between Linux vendors Red Flag Software of China, Miracle Linux of Japan , Haansoft of South Korea, VietSoftware of Vietnam , WTEC from Thailand and Enterprise Technology Limited of Sri Lanka...

.

Release history

• Version 1.0: based on Turbolinux
  Turbolinux
  -Linux distribution:The Turbolinux distribution was created as a rebranded Red Hat distribution by Pacific HiTech employee Scott Stone. Scott was the lead release engineer through version 3.6....
  
  
• Version 2.0: based on Red Hat Linux
  Red Hat Linux
  Red Hat Linux, assembled by the company Red Hat, was a popular Linux based operating system until its discontinuation in 2004.Red Hat Linux 1.0 was released on November 3, 1994...
  
  
• Version 3.0 (2004): distributed under the name "Miracle Linux V3.0 ‐ Asianux Inside" as well as simply "Asianux Server 1.0"
• Version 4.0 (2005): final version of Miracle Linux, also called Asianux Server 2.0. New versions from 2008 on are called Asianux only.

External links

• Miracle Linux Corporation website