Black Lab Linux Explained

Black Lab Linux
Developer:Black Lab Linux team[1]
Family:Linux (Unix-like)
Source Model:Mixed
Latest Release Version:11.60[2]
Latest Preview Version:2015.09[3]
Working State:Discontinued
Kernel Type:Monolithic (Linux)
Ui:Xfce
Supported Platforms:x86-64
License:Various

Black Lab Linux is a discontinued free software Linux distribution for x86 and x86-64 hardware.[4] [5] [6] [7] [8] It was first released in November 2013 by PC/OpenSystems LLC. Black Lab Linux is based on Ubuntu Linux tailored both for general desktop use[9] [10] and for the more technical user. It is commercially made available by PC/OpenSystems LLC for business desktops, education facilities, as well as parallel computing.

Formerly known as OS/4, the product was renamed by Roberto J. Dohnert and the software team to Black Lab Linux after the USPTO denied his trademark application for OS/4.[11] PC/OpenSystems LLC had acquired the rights to the name Black Lab Linux in 2008 after the acquisition of Terrasoft Solutions by Fixstars.[12] In its current incarnation, Black Lab Linux does not share any code or platform similarities with Terrasoft Solutions's product called Black Lab Linux as Terrasoft Solutions's release was for the PowerPC Processor. Fixstars Linux's products, Yellow Dog Linux and Y-HPC, are currently developed under the Yellow Dog Linux brand.

Upon the purchase of the Linspire intellectual properties from Bridgeways, Inc. in 2018, PC/OpenSystems LLC discontinued Black Lab Linux in favor of Linspire and Freespire.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Black Lab Linux: About Us . 2015-09-14 . 2018-06-18 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180618230452/http://www.blacklablinux.org/p/blog-page_28.html . dead .
  2. Web site: Black Lab Enterprise Linux 11.60 Released . 2018-03-09 . 2018-03-09 . Roberto . Dohnert . 2018-06-19 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180619035701/http://www.blacklablinux.org/2018/03/black-lab-enterprise-linux-1160-released.html . dead .
  3. Web site: Black Lab Linux: Black Lab NEXT 2015.9 released . 2015-09-14 . 2018-06-18 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180618230415/http://www.blacklablinux.org/2015/09/black-lab-next-20159-released.html . dead .
  4. https://distrowatch.com/weekly.php?issue=20080616#feature DistroWatch Weekly, Issue 257, 16 June 2008
  5. https://www.linux.com/news/pcos-insert-cd-use-desktop PC/OS: Insert CD, use desktop | Linux.com | The source of Linux information
  6. http://mylinuxexplore.blogspot.com/2013/08/os4-openlinux-136-review-xfce-spin-with.html Linuxed - Exploring Linux distros: OS4 OpenLinux 13.6 Review: XFCE spin with a difference!
  7. https://www.linuxinsider.com/story/84358.html Black Lab Linux 8.0 Is a Rare Treat | Reviews | LinuxInsider
  8. https://news.softpedia.com/news/ubuntu-based-black-lab-linux-7-6-released-with-xfce-4-12-and-libreoffice-5-1-2-503376.shtml Ubuntu-Based Black Lab Linux 7.6 Released with Xfce 4.12 and LibreOffice 5.12
  9. Web site: LWN Distributions List . Lwn.net . 2014-03-24.
  10. Web site: Black Lab Linux . Linux.com . 2011-03-24 . 2014-03-24.
  11. Web site: Patent Trolls Kill OS/4 OpenLinux, the Black Lab Linux Distro Is Born . News.softpedia.com . 2013-11-21 . 2014-03-24 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141225003451/http://news.softpedia.com/news/Patent-Trolls-Kill-OS-4-OpenLinux-the-Black-Lab-Linux-Distro-Is-Born-402468.shtml . 2014-12-25 . dead .
  12. Web site: Terra Soft Solutions Acquired by Fixstars . Ostatic.com . 2014-03-24.

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