ExtremeXOS
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| Company / developer | Extreme Networks |
|---|---|
| OS family | Unix-like |
| Working state | Current |
| Source model | Closed source and partly Open source |
| Initial release | version 10.1: February, 2004 |
| Latest stable release | 12.5 |
| Available language(s) | English |
| Supported platforms | Extreme Networks Network switches |
| Kernel type | Monolithic (Linux) |
| Default user interface | Command-line interface |
| Official website | http://www.extremenetworks.com/products/extreme-xos.aspx |
ExtremeXOS is the software or the network operating system used in newer Extreme Networks network switches[1]. It is Extreme Networks second generation operating system after the VxWorks based ExtremeWare operating system.
ExtremeXOS is based on the Linux kernel and BusyBox[2]. In July 2008 legal action was taken against Extreme Networks due to alleged violation of the GNU General Public License[3]. Three months later the lawsuit was dropped. [4].
[edit] References
- ^ ExtremeXOS Network Operating System, Extreme Networks, http://www.extremenetworks.com/products/extreme-xos.aspx.
- ^ Extreme Networks puts Linux to work in routing switch, Network World, 2004-05-03, http://www.networkworld.com/newsletters/linux/2004/0503linux2.html.
- ^ Today's SFLC/BusyBox target: Extreme Networks, Inc, Linux Weekly News, http://lwn.net/Articles/291086/.
- ^ BusyBox Developers Settle Case With Extreme Networks, Software Freedom Law Center, http://www.softwarefreedom.org/news/2008/oct/06/busybox-extreme-settle/.
