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Caldera drops license bombshell

http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/4/19991.html

By Andrew Orlowski

Posted: 26/06/2001 at 17:56 GMT

Caldera has confirmed that it is to enforce Microsoft-style, per-seat licensing for its new Workstation product released today.

"The suggested price for single licenses to Caldera's OpenLinux Workstation with Support is $99, and licenses to Caldera's OpenLinux Workstation are $59 each. Both product lines include a 60-day Caldera Volution Online subscription," says the company in a press release issued today.

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"I'm not going to use Caldera, since one of the benefits of using Linux is not having to worry about silly per-seat licenses," writes a user on Slashdot. "I was until now a big fan of Caldera, writes another user on LinuxToday. "I guess all I can do now is help fill in the hole they just dug. Goodbye Caldera, Hello Mandrake."

Caldera had not returned our calls at press time. Ž

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