SCO Skunkware

Infobox Software
name = SCO Skunkware



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latest release version = Skunkware 2006
latest release date = July 30, 2006
latest preview version =
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frequently updated = ftp://ftp2.sco.com/pub/skunkware/
programming language = C, C++, Perl, PHP, Shell, Ruby, Tcl/Tk, ...
operating system = SCO Xenix, SCO UNIX, SCO OpenServer 5, SCO OpenServer 6, UnixWare 2, Caldera OpenLinux, Open UNIX 8, and UnixWare 7
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size = >28 GB
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status = Current
genre = Open Source
license = OSI approved Open Source licenses
website = http://www.sco.com/skunkware/

SCO Skunkware, often referred to as simply "Skunkware", is a collection of Open Source software projects ported, compiled, and packaged for free redistribution on SCO operating environments. SCO Skunkware packaged components exist for SCO Xenix, SCO UNIX, SCO OpenServer 5, SCO OpenServer 6, UnixWare 2, Caldera OpenLinux, Open UNIX 8, and UnixWare 7. [SCO Skunkware website] SCO Skunkware was an early pioneering effort to bring open source software into the realm of business computing and, as such, provided an important initial impetus to the acceptance and adoption of open source software in the small and medium business market. An extensive SCO Skunkware download area [The SCO Skunkware FTP download area contains over 1200 packages and 28 Gigabytes of free downloads] has been maintained since 1993 and SCO Skunkware components were shipped with operating system distributions as far back as 1983 when Xenix for the IBM XT was released by The Santa Cruz Operation. [SCO Forum 2000 slide presentation] Later additional open source distributions for operating platforms such as the FreeBSD Ports collection and the Solaris Freeware repository [cite web
title = Freeware for Solaris
publisher = Steven M. Christensen and Associates, Inc.
url = http://sunfreeware.com/
accessdate = 2008-05-10] would lend additional momemtum to the adoption of open source in the business community.

Release History

SCO Skunkware has been released frequently on CD-ROM and as a downloadable CD ISO image. Individual packages are distributed via FTP. The Skunkware CD release history is as follows: [Open Source BOF SCO Forum 2002]

* 1983 - First SCO Xenix Games Diskette
* 1993 - Skunkware (SCO UNIX 3.2)
* 1994 - Skunkware 2.0 (OpenDesktop)
* 1995 - Skunkware 5 (OpenServer 5)
* 1996 - Skunkware 96 (OpenServer 5)
* 1997 - Skunkware 97 (OSR5 + UW2)
* 1998 - Skunkware 7 (UnixWare 7)
* 1998 - Skunkware 98 (OpenServer 5)
* 1999 - Skunkware 7.1 (UnixWare 7)
* 1999 - Skunkware 99 (OpenServer 5 and UnixWare 7)
* 2000 - Skunkware 2000 (OpenServer 5)
* 2000 - Skunkware 7.1.1 (UnixWare 7)
* 2001 - Skunkware 8.0.0 (Open UNIX 8)
* 2001 - SOSS 3.1 (OpenLinux 3.1) [Skunkware was temporarily renamed to "Supplemental Open Source Software" after the purchase of the SCO server division by Caldera. SOSS is the acronym used for this.]
* 2002 - Skunkware 8.0.1 (Open UNIX 8)
* 2002 - SOSS 3.1.1 (OpenLinux 3.1.1)
* 2006 - Skunkware 2006 (OpenServer 6)

Licensing

SCO Skunkware components are licensed under a variety of terms. Most components are licensed under an OSI approved Open Source license. Many are licensed under the terms of either the GNU General Public License or the GNU Library General Public License.

Licenses used by SCO Skunkware components include or are similar to:

* GNU General Public License * GNU Library General Public License * Artistic License * Mozilla Public License * Netscape Public License * The Open Group Public License * The AST Open Source License * X Consortium License * Berkeley Based Licenses

A few of the components are "freeware" with no restrictions on their redistribution. Some components may restrict their use to non-commercial purposes or require a license fee for commercial use (e.g. MBROLA). Some components may be redistributed with special permission from the author(s) as is the case with KISDN.

Packaging Formats

SCO Skunkware packages are typically distributed in the native packaging format of the operating system release for which they are intended. Package managements systems used by SCO Skunkware include the following:

* Old SCO Custom installable floppy images (SCO Xenix & UNIX 3.2v4)
* New Custom SSO architecture media images (SCO OpenServer 5 and 6)
* SysV pkgadd datastreams (UnixWare 2, UnixWare 7, Open UNIX 8)
* RPM (OpenLinux 3, UnixWare 7, OpenServer 5 & 6))
* Compressed tar and cpio archives (all platforms)

Notes

References

* [http://www.sco.com/skunkware SCO Skunkware website]
* [ftp://ftp2.sco.com/pub/skunkware/talks/forum1998/sld001.htm SCO Skunkware] SCO Forum 1998
* [ftp://ftp2.sco.com/pub/skunkware/intro/index.html Open Source and SCO] SCO Forum 2000
* [ftp://ftp2.sco.com/pub/skunkware/talks/forum2002/html/index.html Open Source BOF] SCO Forum 2002
* [ftp://ftp2.sco.com/pub/skunkware/talks/forum2004/html/index.html Open Source Components in SCO OpenServer and SCO UnixWare] SCO Forum 2004
* [ftp://ftp2.sco.com/pub/skunkware/talks/forum2005/html/index.html Open Source and SCO] SCO Forum 2005
* [ftp://ftp2.sco.com/pub/skunkware/talks/forum2006/html/index.html Open Source at SCO] SCO Forum 2006
*cite journal
last = Mohr
first = Jim
authorlink =
coauthors =
title = Free Network Software from SCO
journal = SCO World
volume = Vol. 7
issue = number 3
pages =
publisher = Venture Publishing Inc.
location = Mountain View, CA 94040
date = May/June 2000
url = http://web.archive.org/web/20010228022204/http://www.scoworld.com/html/may00net.html
accessdate = 2008-05-13
* [http://web.archive.org/web/20001121055100/www.scoworld.com/html/jfm99dev.html SCO, Skunkware, and the Open Source Movement] SCO World magazine February 1, 1999
* [http://web.archive.org/web/20010906201351/http://www.scoworld.com/html/nov99dev.html Porting Open Source Software to SCO] SCO World magazine November 1, 1999
*cite journal
last = Sorfa
first = Petr
authorlink =
coauthors =
title = Application Development With the KDevelop IDE
journal = SCO World
volume = Vol. 7
issue = number 2
pages =
publisher = Venture Publishing Inc.
location = Mountain View, CA 94040
date = March/April 2000
url = http://web.archive.org/web/20010107232400/www.scoworld.com/html/mar00dev.html
accessdate = 2008-05-13
* [http://web.archive.org/web/20010810030737/http://www.scoworld.com/about.html About SCO World magazine] at archive.org
*cite journal
last = Leibovitch
first = Evan
authorlink =
coauthors =
title = Linux and SCO: Testing Open Source Waters
journal = SCO World
volume = Vol. 7
issue = number 1
pages =
publisher = Venture Publishing Inc.
location = Mountain View, CA 94040
date = January/February 2000
url = http://web.archive.org/web/20001007174657/www.scoworld.com/html/2000_toc.html
accessdate = 2008-05-13
* cite web
last = Gerber
first = Boyd
authorlink =
coauthors =
title = SCO Skunkware mirror at zenez.com
work =
publisher = ZENEZ Consulting
date =
url = ftp://ftp.zenez.com/pub/SCO/skunkware/
format =
doi =
accessdate = 2008-05-13
* cite web
last = Lawrence
first = Anthony
authorlink =
coauthors =
title = What Is Skunkware ?
work =
publisher = APLawrence.com
date =
url = http://aplawrence.com/SCOFAQ/FAQ_scotec6skunkware.html
format =
doi =
accessdate = 2008-05-13
* cite web
last = Merrill
first = Andrew
authorlink =
coauthors = Billy G. Allie
title = Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) for PostgreSQL
publisher = PostgreSQL Global Development Group
date =
url = http://www.postgresql.org/docs/faqs.FAQ_SCO.html
accessdate = 2008-05-13
* cite web
last =
first =
authorlink =
coauthors =
title = SCO Skunkware CD-ROM ISO images
publisher = debian.org
date =
url = http://ftp.hu.debian.org/pub/CDROM-Images/skunkware/
accessdate = 2008-05-13

See also

*Open Source
*List of open source software packages
*The Cathedral and the Bazaar

External links

* [ftp://ftp2.sco.com/pub/skunkware SCO Skunkware FTP download area]