“PC Unix stalwart SCO is doing the inevitable — or the
unthinkable, depending on your interpretation. It is expected to
field its own Linux operating system release in the fourth quarter
of this year….“
“According to sources, among the features slated for the first
release of the SCO Linux distribution: standard Linux kernel
2.2.16; enhanced clustering (up to 12+ boxes); enhanced symmetric
multiprocessing (up to 32 processors); advanced file and print
services for Linux, multiple server management from a single
console; integrated backup (via Computer Associates’ ArcServeIT)
and, as an add-on option, SCO Tarantella application-compatibility
middleware….”
“To some, SCO’s decision to sell Linux is simply the natural
culmination of a number of Linux-related moves the company has made
over the past several months. To others, SCO’s decision to jump
into the Linux fray is little more than an attempt to bolster its
sagging Unix revenues.”