SCO UNIX Roadmap SCO's OpenServer and UnixWare roadmap

OpenServer en UnixWare ready for "Fusion"

The first step towards a new 32 / 64-bit SCO UNIX is made with the availability of OpenServer Release 6. The codename for this new release is “Fusion” and will be the full integration of OpenServer and UnixWare based on the new 64-bit kernel.

Support for OpenServer and UnixWare releases

SCO will continue to offer support and maintenance packs for current and older OpenServer and UnixWare releases.

For this purpose SCO has an Update Service and Supplemental Download page on their web-site. On this page, SCO posts the latest information about various Supplements containing: fixes, corrections, patches; Maintenance Packs and Update Packages for SCO products.


Roadmaps

To get a clear view on the roadmap for SCO UNIX we have divided them into three groups:
1) Current releases - OpenServer 6 and UnixWare 7.1.4
2) Older releases - OpenServer 5.0.7 and UnixWare 7.1.3
3) Retired releases

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Current releases

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• OpenServer 6 Click here for downloading available update / maintenance packs:
  • MP1 (strongly recommended) contains:
    • Mozilla 1.7.10
    • Java 1.4.2_08
    • Dual Core Support
    • Critical OS Fixes
  • MP2/Suplement (strongly recommended) contains:
  • Basic Maintenance
  • Additional LFS Support
  • Dual Core for AMD
  • Open Source Component Updates
  • SCO Admin Improvements
  • Driver Updates
  • USB Modem and Serial Support
  • PCI Parallel Support
  • Dialogic Telephony Drivers
  • Focus for MP3/Suplement:
  • Basic Maintenance
  • IGMP v3.0
  • SCO Admin Improvements: System Monitor, DNS Manager
  • Python
  • Driver Updates
  • Open Source Component Updates
  
  
• UnixWare 7.1.4 Click here for downloading available update / maintenance packs:
  • MP1/Supplement contains:
    • PAM
    • PAM Enabled Samba 3.0
    • Encrypted File System
    • mod_jk1
    • Samba Multi-Byte
  • MP2 contains:
    • Basic Maintenance
    • NAT & IP Filter
    • Updated Samba & Open Source Modules
    • Updated & New Drivers
    • Wireless Support
  • May 2005 Supplement contains:
    • Mozilla 1.7
    • SATA Support
  • MP3/Supplement contains:
  • Basic Maintenance
  • Dual Core Support
  • Enhanced Wireless Support
  • OSR6 App Support for Single Certification
  • Focus for MP4/Supplement:
    • Basic Maintenance
    • Java 5
    • KDE Desktop
    • Wine
      

• Focus for next release:
• Improved Security
• Ease of Use
• Ease of Deployment and Update
• Enhanced Wireless Support
• VOIP Support
• IPV6
• New hardware support
• Graphical Install
• 64 bit

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- Older versions of SCO UNIX

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• OpenServer 5.0.7 Click here for downloading available update / maintenance packs:
  • UP3/MP3 Contents
    • Java 1.4.2
    • User Level Threads
    • Mozilla 1.6
    • Tomcat
    • PostgreSQL
    • DVD-R Utilities & Back-up
    • USB Printer Support
  • Focus for MP4:
  • Basic Maintenance
  • Dual Core Support
  • Vim Text Editor
  • Updates to gwxlibs, Apache, Perl, OpenSSH and cdrecord (security)
  • All UP3 content
  • Supplement CD4 Additions:
  • Updated Samba and Squid
  • Updated drivers
  • Updated Java
  • MP5 Focus
    • Basic Maintenance
    • USB modem/serial support
    • Joliet CD filesystem support
    • non-AHCI SATA support
    • Update Mozilla to 1.7.11
    • Additional Featues N
  • New and Updated Drivers and Updated Open Source Components
    • released as ready
  
  
• UnixWare 7.1.3 Click here for downloading available update / maintenance packs:
  • Continuing to Ship
  • MP4
    • Released July 2004 on Web and Media Kits
  • MP5
    • Released late August 2005
  • Mozilla 1.7.10 Scheduled for Mid-September web posting
    • Replacement for Netscape Browser
  • New and Updated Drivers and Updated Open Source Components
    • released as ready
      
      

Check the SCO updates / maintenance page for more details about the available update / maintenance packs.

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Retired Releases

• OpenServer 5.0.6
  • Continuing to Ship
  • SLS's Released as Needed
  • New and Updated Drivers and Updated Open Source Components
    • released as ready
  • Retirement Planned for 31 December 2005
    • Support will continue until 31 December 2006
• UnixWare 7.1.1
  • Retired 31 July 2004
  • MP5
    • Released December 2004
    • Final MP for non-support customers
  • Support ended 31 July 2005
    • Extended Life Support now available
• UnixWare 7.1.2 (OpenUnix 8)
  • MP7
    • Released June 2004
    • Final MP
  • Support ended 30 June 2004
    • Retired product support only option
      

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