CAOS Linux
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| Developer | CAOS Foundation |
|---|---|
| OS family | Linux (Unix-like) |
| Working state | Discontinued |
| Source model | Open source |
| Latest release | NSA 1.0.25 / October 14, 2009 |
| Available in | English |
| Update method | Yum |
| Package manager | RPM Package Manager |
| Kernel type | Monolithic (Linux) |
| License | Various |
| Official website | https://web.archive.org/web/20120619030936/http://www.caoslinux.org/ |
CAOS Linux was an RPM-based Linux distribution. It aspired to be community maintained and managed. Infiscale described its GravityOS as "[including] the small footprint of Caos" [1] indicating a certain level of influence from the discontinued distribution. The name is known to have been capitalized in various ways: cAos and CAos were used with earlier releases; CAOS and Caos were used on the web site's main pages. CAOS is the direct ancestor of CentOS,[2] which became the most popular Linux distribution for Web servers.[3]
CAOS Linux combined aspects of Debian, Red Hat Linux/Fedora, and FreeBSD in a manner that aspired to be stable enough for servers and clusters, for a life cycle of 3 to 5 years.[4] The CAOS Project was part of a larger organization (The CAOS Foundation) which was a team of open source developers working and using resources together.[citation needed]
As of February 2015, the official website is not live any more, the domain name having been re-attributed. DistroWatch has been listing CAOS Linux as discontinued since at least November 2014.
References
External links
- Distrowatch page for CAOS Linux
- Infiscale, the company that sponsored and controlled all CAOS, Perceus, and WareWulf development
