Towards a Commercial Direction
July 30, 2008
When Caldera Open Linux took on the form it would be most remembered for, it had switched over to the high-end Linux product. It was seen more as a business distribution rather than a hobbyist distribution. It was easy to install and configure as compared to other Linuxes at the time. The Caldera became more feature rich but bundled with proprietary software and became less community-oriented.
The Caldera Open Linux was the first distribution to create certification since the people behind it were firmly convinced that vendor neutral certification was the key, thus the founding of the Linux Professional Institute. They also provided funding for the Linux Standard Base. The realization that vendors needed a binary compatible set of standards for porting came early for Caldera.
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