Linux Vendors Plan Common Distribution
Associated Press
Four Linux companies announced plans to create a common business version of the open source operating system. Industry leader Red Hat Inc., however, was not among them.
Caldera International Inc., Turbolinux Inc., SuSE Linux and Conectiva Corp. jointly will develop the distribution called UnitedLinux and sell it, by the end of the year, under their own brand names. Previously, each company released its own flavor of the operating system.
The group hopes to speed further business adoption of Linux by releasing a single version supported by all. Caldera said Red Hat and other major distributors have been invited to join. A spokesman for Red Hat did not return calls.
