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Caldera OpenLinux 2.3 released

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the fun-for-business dept.

A reader wrote with the news that Caldera has announced the release of its Open Linux 2.3. They have the announcement and order forms on their web pages, and have loaded version 2.3 onto their ftp site (including ISO images).

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  1. Re:This is why we need Linux by vovin · · Score: 2

    Actually there is Storm Linux which is also based on Debian.

    www.stormix.com

    I downloaded there alpha .iso nice GUI install. I think Debian needs a nice GUI replacement for dselect (I'm not sure what the scope of SAS is though .. I may write my own -- I think a tree based/searchable package management would be ideal.

  2. Re:ISO images by Gleef · · Score: 2

    Debian has distributed ISO images for as long as I can remember. Get more info at http://cdimage.debian.org. Usually, you have to get it from one of the mirrors listed there, but lots of mirrors are down right now, so you can get it directly.

    Red Hat doesn't distribute ISO images directly to the public, but I was able to find a few sites with them with just a few clicks on a search engine. Also, the directories on RedHat's FTP site precisely match the directories on the CD. I've burned bootable RedHat CD's, just by mirroring the directory from the server, and using the right switches in mkisofs.

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  3. ISO? Woohoo! by rde · · Score: 3

    With more and more people nowadays owning burners, it's about time ISO images were posted as standard.

    1. Re:ISO? Woohoo! by GoRK · · Score: 2

      Debian has offered ISO images for a long time. If you didn't register with them to access the ISO's on their primary site, you had to download them from a mirror, but mirrors always worked for me! As an aside, I really wish RedHat offered ISO images. I'm getting sick of screwing up a RedHat image because I forgot to capitalize RPMS!

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  4. Re:This is why we need Linux by osmanb · · Score: 2

    True. More importantly, we have distributions across an important spectrum. There are still those aimed at the hacker crowd (Slackware, Debian), the general market and some businesses (RedHat, SuSE) and those with major (pre-existing) commercial backing (Caldera, Corel). Many people don't like these newer distros because they dumb things down or whatever, but the surest way to get Linux into corporations is to have a known quantity backing it (with support). Personally, I'm anxiously awaiting Corel's distro, as I've always heard good things about Debian...

  5. Re:This is why we need Linux by macbar · · Score: 3


    And instead of waiting months or years (Cairo -> WinNT5 -> Win2K), we have upgrades that occur in a regular and timely fashion.

    Isn't that the problem with most software? They all produce with their deadline in mind... They rather distribute software on time than waiting a few more days to complete their software...
    Result: every week bugfixes...
    Correct me if I'm wrong, but I prefer stable software, even though it might be several months old, above *new* software. And in case you really need software that is up-to-date, you can always choose for an unstable, pre-release version (cf. Debian), but then at least you know that it might be unstable...

    Mac|3ar.

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  6. This is why we need Linux by shambler+snack · · Score: 5

    Caldera has just announced their latest Linux distro. Weeks before it was S.u.S.E. Redhat is readying a release of Redhat 6.1. What do all these have in common? Competition.

    This is why we need Linux. Everyone is taking the base software, including enhancements and bug fixes, and adding their own value to provide marketing differentiation. And instead of waiting months or years (Cairo -> WinNT5 -> Win2K), we have upgrades that occur in a regular and timely fashion. We have excitement, we have true innovation, but most of all we have choice within not just operating systems but even within Linux. I hope this continues for some time to come.

    1. Re:This is why we need Linux by shambler+snack · · Score: 3

      What concerns me about Corel's distribution is its financial health, and the rumor that it may be a buyout target of Adobe. If it is purchased, then Adobe is one of the worse possible vendors to support a Linux distribution.

      It worries me quite a bit because of the few visuals (screen shots) of some of the work already done with the Corel distribution. And Corel is the only other distribution I'm aware of that is based on Debian.

  7. Re:So many distributions... by cybrthng · · Score: 3
    Just choose a vendor that solves your OS needs. And follow the product. once a year/6 month product cycles is good.. Caldera Open Linux 2.2 has been out for a while now. Same with RedHat 6.0 and such. Just a plethora of distro's to choose from, but once you find one you like, there really not pushing out too many products..

    windows just sneaks in new updates with web browsers and other lil things, so it doesn't seem like you contstantly upgrading :)

  8. NDS by Gleef · · Score: 3

    I noticed they've stopped advertising NDS support. Have they given up? What was the point of their cross-licensing agreement then? Can't someone come up with a decent NDS client for Linux? I'm sure I'm not the only one who would gladly pay money for it.

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  9. Screenshots available by Stink+Juice · · Score: 3

    There are screen shots available of some of the new Lizard screens most notably the ability to configure sound cards (finally!!!) during installation. Go to http://www.openlinux.org/lizard/screenshots.html for all the screens.