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| 2002-11-21 |
NEW • Inside UnitedLinux |
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The IBM developerWorks takes a detailed first look at the fresh release of United Linux 1.0: "UnitedLinux was created by a consortium of four Linux vendors -- SuSE, Turbolinux, Conectiva, and SCO -- who pooled their expertise with the shared vision of providing a single, standards-based, core Linux operating system. Designed primarily as a server operating system, it would have great reliability and stability; and, being built from a base of well-established standards, it would help ensure a high degree of hardware and software compatibility that software developers, integrators, hardware vendors, and customers would be sure to appreciate. Has it kept its promises? With this month's launch of the new OS, we now have the chance to take a closer look." This is a detailed, highly technical overview (with screenshots) of SCO Linux 4.0, which is based on United Linux 1.0. Read it here.
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| About United Linux
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| UnitedLinux is a standards-based, worldwide Linux solution targeted at the business user and developed by The SCO Group, Conectiva, SuSE, and Turbolinux. Designed to be an enterprise-class, industry-standard Linux operating system, UL provides a single stable, uniform platform for application development, certification, and deployment and allows Linux vendors, Independent Software Vendors (ISVs), and Independent Hardware Vendors (IHVs) to support a single high value Linux offering rather than many different versions.
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| United Linux Summary |
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United Linux |
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http://www.unitedlinux.com |
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http://www.unitedlinux.com/en/contact/mailinglists.html |
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http://www.unitedlinux.com/en/developers/joinforum.html |
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http://www.unitedlinux.com/en/info/index.html |
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http://www.unitedlinux.com/en/developers/developersregistration.html • DistroWatch Torrent Archive |
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| 2002-11-27 |
Is UnitedLinux a Good Idea? |
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Is UnitedLinux a good idea? OSOpinion is skeptical: "The companies that are pushing UnitedLinux have some significant strengths, but community support isn't one of them. Right now, there's no clear way for members of the Linux community to get involved with UnitedLinux directly, and that's a bad thing. While the focus of UnitedLinux is clearly commercial, it's important that these folks remember that the core product they're working on is largely the result of a community effort. Now that UnitedLinux 1.0 has gotten off the ground, it's time to find a way to draw in the community to participate. Commercial support alone isn't enough. If it were, Linux wouldn't be gobbling up the proprietary Unix market and making Microsoft nervous. Any solution that ignores the noncommercial segment of the Linux community is almost guaranteed to fail." Read the rest at OSOpinion.
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| 2002-11-19 |
Distribution Announcement: United Linux 1.0 |
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United Linux 1.0 has been announced: "Today the UnitedLinux group announced the release of Version 1.0 of its UnitedLinux product, a standards-based Linux operating system targeted at the business user. UnitedLinux is the result of an industry initiative to streamline Linux development and certification around a global, uniform distribution of Linux. Founding companies of UnitedLinux are Linux industry leaders Conectiva S.A., The SCO Group, SuSE Linux AG, and Turbolinux, Inc. UnitedLinux Version 1.0 is the engine that powers products to be sold by the four companies, each with its own local language support, value-add features, and pricing." The press release is available here.
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| 2002-09-29 |
UnitedLinux Beta Review |
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OSNews has published a story - more of a rundown of the installation process than a review - of the first public beta release of United Linux: "One thing that will worry some network admins is that the system gets configured without the root password being set. And so, you can login into your system with no password for root. As for logging into the graphical desktop, you can choose among the following session types: KDE, Gnome, WindowMaker, TWM and failsafe." The complete story.
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| 2002-09-27 |
First Look: UnitedLinux Open Beta is Here |
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United Linux has enjoyed plenty of interest in the last few months, but is its first product, currently in beta, any good or any different from what is already on the market? LinuxPlanet is the first to give it a spin and write a story about it: "The UnitedLinux beta appears to be a solid, standard Linux, with more than a passing resemblance to SLES with its YaST2 installer and YaST Online Updater (YOU). The primary interface is KDE 3.0 and the operating system comes with all the usual add-ons you'd expect from any Linux distribution: Apache, Samba, OpenLDAP, and so on. This isn't a Linux for playing with at home or running a small business. It, as the developers promised, is a Linux for business customers high-end needs."
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| 2002-09-24 |
United Linux Open Beta and HOWTO (...Get It) |
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The United Linux consortium has generated a lot of hype and interest about their first release, yet they have been remarkably quiet about the ways of obtaining it. This is where a site like DistroWatch comes in handy :-) Here you go: visit download.unitedlinux.com and fill in a simple form requiring your name and email address. A temporary download link will be mailed to you promptly and you'll be on your way. Alternatively, the ISO images have been spotted on the Turbolinux's FTP server: UnitedLinux-1.0-i386-beta3-CD1.iso (645MB), UnitedLinux-1.0-i386-beta3-CD2.iso (321MB). There is also a "CD3" containing source code only. Anything noteworthy on the CDs? From the package list it's clear that this is just about all SuSE's work and I am not just talking about the YaST installer. In fact, the package versions found in this beta release are virtually identical to those present in the upcoming SuSE Linux 8.1, only there is a lot fewer of them. Still, it has both KDE3 and GNOME2 and it's pretty cutting edge. And yes, we have a new United Linux page with all the usual stuff on it. Enjoy!
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| 2002-05-30 |
Distribution News: UnitedLinux |
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The secret is out and it's called UnitedLinux: "UnitedLinux is a standards-based, worldwide Linux solution targeted at the business user and developed by Caldera, Conectiva, SuSE, and Turbolinux." The rest of the announcement is full of meaningless marketing talk so instead of quoting it here, I'd rather redirect you to the LinuxPlanet's commentary When Four Become One: UnitedLinux, which has a lot more substance. There is more information and FAQs on the UnitedLinux's home site so head over there to find out about the plans. No downloads at this point in time, but we might get something before this year is over. Of course, DistroWatch will keep you up-to-date with all developments.
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