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*Caldera unveils user-friendly Linux*
By Stephen Shankland
Staff Writer, CNET News.com
April 19, 1999, 10:35 a.m. PT
Caldera Systems released OpenLinux 2.2 today, a novice-friendly version of the
upstart
Unix-like operating system.
As previously reported, the two-CD package is aimed at Windows users who want to
try Linux on
for size. Using an embrace-and-extend strategy, Caldera Systems wrote an
installation routine
that starts within Windows, stays within a graphical user interface, and lets the
user back out
and uninstall Linux.
The result is a computer that can be set up to look like a machine running
Windows, Mac OS, or
even BeOS.
Making it easier to install and use Linux is essential, analysts say, but Linux
fans now must deal
with a computing realm dominated by Microsoft Office applications.
More than half of Linux sales now are to people with no Linux or Unix experience,
Caldera
Systems chief executive Ransome Love said in a recent interview.
OpenLinux 2.2, which retails for about $50, is aimed for desktop or basic server
use. It will ship
with Corel WordPerfect 8 and with StarDivision's StarOffice software, which
includes a word
processor, spreadsheet, graphics, and database software.
The early response has been strong. High download traffic today took Caldera
Systems' Web
site down, and the company was working to get it back up and running, spokeswoman
Nancy
Pomeroy said.
Caldera Systems will be the first major distributor to have a shipping product
using the new 2.2.x
version of the Linux kernel. It's an interesting development in light of the fact
that Caldera is
known for its relatively conservative stance with regard to upgrading core
technology.
Caldera, for example, was the last of the major distributors to update another
core software
component from the older libc5 to the prevailing glibc2. While OpenLinux 2.2 will
use glibc2,
users will be able to continue to use libc5 and switch whenever they feel
comfortable, Nielson
said.
Caldera Systems' Linux distribution uses the KDE graphical user interface.
In coming months, the company will introduce server-specific versions of Linux.
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