UnixWare
Closed source | |
Initial release | 1992 |
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Latest release | 7 Definitive 2018 / 2017 |
Kernel type | Monolithic kernel |
Userland | POSIX / SUS |
License | Proprietary |
Preceded by | UNIX System V |
Official website | Official website |
UnixWare is a
History
Univel (1991–1993)
After the
Destiny is based on the
Destiny was released in 1992 as UnixWare 1.0, with the intention of unifying the fragmented PC Unix market behind this single variant of the operating system. The system was earlier to reach the corporate computing market than Microsoft's
In 1992, UnixWare 1.0 Personal Edition came with
In 1993, Novell purchased USL from AT&T and merged USL and Univel into a new
Novell (1993–1995)
In 1994 Novell released UnixWare 1.1, which includes TCP/IP in both the personal and advanced server editions.[7] The MOTIF 1.2 runtime libraries are included for COSE compliance. NUC (NetWare Unix Client) software is included for integration with Novell NetWare servers. The Advanced Merge application is installed on both the server and personal editions to allow running DOS and Windows 3.1 applications.
Novell later released bug-fix versions 1.1.1, 1.1.2, 1.1.3 and finally 1.1.4 on 19 June 1995.[8]
UnixWare 2.0, based on the
Before SCO licensed UnixWare in 1995, Novell had also announced a project to create a "
Santa Cruz Operation (1995–2001)
In 1995, the
When the transfer was made public SCO announced that it would work towards merging UnixWare with its
One controversial change was the adoption of an OpenServer-like user licensing policy. The Univel and Novell releases of UnixWare allow 2 users on the personal edition or unlimited numbers of users on the server edition. With UnixWare 2.1 the server edition includes a license for up to 5 users. Customers wanting more users could purchase 10, 25, 100, 500 or unlimited user license extensions.[14]
SCO released three updates to UnixWare 2.1. UnixWare 2.1.1, released in 1996 achieved Unix 95 branding.[15] UnixWare 2.1.2 and 2.1.3, available in 1998, are largely bug fix releases.
In 1998
The first results of the Gemini project were made available in early 1998 as UnixWare 7.[17] SCO named the kernel version Unix System V release 5. The system is largely based on UnixWare 2.1, with features for driver compatibility with OpenServer, allowing use of OpenServer network drivers. System administration utilities from OpenServer, scoadmin, replace the original UnixWare sysadm utility. Major new features of UnixWare 7 include multi-path I/O, large files and file systems and support for large memory systems.[18]
UnixWare 7 lacks the Xenix compatibility features of both its ancestors.[citation needed]
In 1999 SCO released the UnixWare 7.1 update which increased the number of editions; the Business (5-user), Department (25 user) and Enterprise (50 user) editions replace the earlier personal and server editions. The WebTop application from Tarantella, Inc. is included.[19]
In 2000 SCO released the UnixWare 7.1.1 update. Simultaneously the
Caldera Systems, Caldera International and The SCO Group (2000–2011)
On 2 August 2000,[
Caldera International's initial release of UnixWare was renamed OpenUNIX 8. This release is what would have been UnixWare 7.1.2.
Caldera International renamed itself to
Later, the newly renamed The SCO Group reverted to the previous UnixWare brand and version release numbering, releasing UnixWare 7.1.3[21] and 7.1.4.[22] No further OpenUNIX releases were made available and OpenUNIX 8.1.2 (OU812)[citation needed] was never released. The SCO Group continued to maintain UnixWare and issues periodic maintenance updates and support.[23]
Between 2007 and 2011, The SCO Group engaged in a series of
On 11 April 2011,
The SCO Group, Inc. then renamed itself TSG Group, Inc., and SCO Operations, Inc. became TSG Operations, Inc.,[27] and in August 2012 filed to convert from Chapter 11 to Chapter 7.[28]
UnXis and Xinuos (2011–present)
The rights to Unixware, as well as OpenServer, were acquired by UnXis in 2011.
In June 2013 UnXis was renamed as Xinuos[29] and announced product and availability for SCO UnixWare 7.1.4+,[30] now supporting both physical and virtual machines.
Version history
Year | Release | Company | Codebase | Kernel version | Notes |
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1991 | UnixWare 1.0 | Univel | SVR4.2 | 1 | |
1993 | UnixWare 1.1 | Novell | 1 | ||
UnixWare 1.1.1 | Novell | 1 | |||
UnixWare 1.1.2 | Novell | 1 | |||
UnixWare 1.1.3 | Novell | 1 | |||
1995 | UnixWare 2.0 | Novell | SVR4.2MP | 2.0 | Support for SMP |
UnixWare 1.1.4 | Novell | 1 | Final release of UnixWare 1 | ||
UnixWare 2.0.1 | Novell | 2.0.1 | |||
UnixWare 2.0.2 | Novell | 2.0.2 | July 1995 | ||
UnixWare 2.0.3 | Novell | 2.0.3 | November 1995 | ||
1996 | UnixWare 2.1 | Santa Cruz Operation | 2.1 | ||
UnixWare 2.1.1 | Santa Cruz Operation | 2.1.1 | |||
UnixWare 2.1.2 | Santa Cruz Operation | 2.1.2 | |||
1998 | UnixWare 2.1.3 | Santa Cruz Operation | 2.1.3 | Final release of UnixWare 2 | |
1998 | UnixWare 7 | Santa Cruz Operation | SVR5 | 7.0.1 | A "merge" of UnixWare 2 and OpenServer 5 |
UnixWare 7.0.1 | Santa Cruz Operation | 7.0.1 | |||
1999 | UnixWare 7.1.0 | Santa Cruz Operation | 7.1.0 | ||
2000 | UnixWare 7.1.1 | Santa Cruz Operation | 7.1.1 | ||
2001 | Open UNIX 8 | Caldera International | 7.1.2 | ||
2003 | UnixWare 7.1.3 | The SCO Group |
7.1.3 | See also SVR6 )
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2004 | UnixWare 7.1.4 | The SCO Group | 7.1.4 | No longer included the Linux Kernel Personality[31] | |
2004 | UnixWare 7.1.4 MP1 | The SCO Group | 7.1.4 | Maintenance pack 1 | |
2005 | UnixWare 7.1.4 MP2 | The SCO Group | 7.1.4 | Maintenance pack 2 | |
2006 | UnixWare 7.1.4 MP3 | The SCO Group | 7.1.4 | Maintenance pack 3 | |
2008 | UnixWare 7.1.4 MP4 | The SCO Group | 7.1.4 | Maintenance pack 4 | |
2013 | UnixWare 7.1.4+ | Xinuos | 7.1.4 | Virtualisation Support VMware ESX
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2015 | UnixWare 7 Definitive | Xinuos | 7.1.4+ | Compatible with previous supported UnixWare versions[32] | |
2017 | UnixWare 7 Definitive 2018 | Xinuos | 7.1.4+ | In-place upgrade from previous supported versions[33] |
SCO Skunkware and open source
All versions of UnixWare have included significant
All versions of SCO operating system distributions including UnixWare also have an extensive set of open source packages available for free download via the SCO Skunkware site.[35][36]
See also
- Portable NetWare
- Caldera OpenLinux
- Smallfoot
- Lineo Embedix
- SUSE Linux
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