Caldera OpenLinux
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Caldera OpenLinux==
| Developer | Caldera, Caldera Systems, Caldera International |
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| OS family | Linux |
| Working state | Defunct |
| Source model | Mixed |
| Initial release | 1997 |
| Latest release | 3.1.1 / 2002 |
| Kernel type | Monolithic kernel |
| License | Mixed |
Caldera OpenLinux (COL) is a defunct Linux distribution produced by Caldera and originally sold in 1996. Based on the German LST Power Linux distribution, and a successor to the Caldera Network Desktop put together by Caldera since 1995, OpenLinux was an early "business-oriented distribution".
Description
OpenLinux was based on LST Power Linux, a Slackware-derived distribution that had been maintained by Linux Support Team since 1993[1] and the first to come with a Linux 2.0 kernel.[2]
On 23 July 1996, Caldera purchased Novell DOS and the remaining Digital Research assets from Novell in order to bundle a DOS with their version of Linux, which led to creating the OpenDOS distribution to help port DOS applications.[3]
Caldera Systems offered three versions of OpenLinux:
- OpenLinux Lite was a freely downloadable version.
- OpenLinux Base was a USD 99 version with a few extensions.
- OpenLinux Standard was USD 299 and was their fully featured product.
See also
- Caldera Systems Smallfoot
- Lineo Embedix
- Novell SUSE Linux
- Novell UnixWare
- Star Trek project
- Caldera DR-WebSpyder
- SCO-Linux disputes
- United Linux
References
- ^ "Historie" (in German). LST - Verein zur Förderung freier Software e.V. 2018 [2001]. Archived from the original on 2018-08-04. Retrieved 2018-08-04.
- ^ "LST Software GmbH Merges With Caldera Inc. - Critically acclaimed European Linux developers strengthen Caldera's Commitment". PR Newswire, Linux Congress. 1997-05-23. Archived from the original on 2012-09-13. Retrieved 2018-08-06.
- ^ "Software Developer Caldera sues Microsoft for Antitrust practices alleges monopolistic acts shut its DR DOS operating system out of market". Salt Lake City, UT, USA: Caldera News. 1996-07-24. Archived from the original on 2017-06-24. Retrieved 2017-06-24.
