<s>
SCO	B-Device
Skunkware	I-Device
,	O
often	O
referred	O
to	O
as	O
simply	O
"	O
Skunkware	B-Device
"	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
collection	O
of	O
open-source	B-Application
software	I-Application
projects	O
ported	O
,	O
compiled	B-Language
,	O
and	O
packaged	B-Application
for	O
free	O
redistribution	O
on	O
SCO	O
operating	O
environments	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SCO	B-Device
Skunkware	I-Device
packaged	B-Application
components	O
exist	O
for	O
SCO	B-Application
Xenix	I-Application
,	O
SCO	B-Operating_System
UNIX	I-Operating_System
,	O
SCO	B-Operating_System
OpenServer	I-Operating_System
5	O
,	O
SCO	B-Operating_System
OpenServer	I-Operating_System
6	O
,	O
UnixWare	B-Operating_System
2	O
,	O
Caldera	B-Operating_System
OpenLinux	I-Operating_System
,	O
Open	O
UNIX	O
8	O
,	O
and	O
UnixWare	B-Operating_System
7	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SCO	B-Device
Skunkware	I-Device
was	O
an	O
early	O
pioneering	O
effort	O
to	O
bring	O
open	B-Application
source	I-Application
software	I-Application
into	O
the	O
realm	O
of	O
business	O
computing	O
and	O
,	O
as	O
such	O
,	O
provided	O
an	O
important	O
initial	O
impetus	O
to	O
the	O
acceptance	O
and	O
adoption	O
of	O
open	B-Application
source	I-Application
software	I-Application
in	O
the	O
small	O
and	O
medium	O
business	O
market	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
extensive	O
SCO	B-Device
Skunkware	I-Device
download	O
area	O
has	O
been	O
maintained	O
since	O
1993	O
and	O
SCO	B-Device
Skunkware	I-Device
components	O
were	O
shipped	O
with	O
operating	O
system	O
distributions	O
as	O
far	O
back	O
as	O
1983	O
when	O
Xenix	B-Application
for	O
the	O
IBM	B-Device
XT	I-Device
was	O
released	O
by	O
The	O
Santa	O
Cruz	O
Operation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
annual	O
SCO	O
Forum	O
conference	O
was	O
a	O
venue	O
for	O
the	O
makers	O
and	O
users	O
of	O
SCO	B-Device
Skunkware	I-Device
to	O
meet	O
and	O
discuss	O
its	O
contents	O
and	O
ideas	O
for	O
future	O
additions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Later	O
additional	O
open	O
source	O
distributions	O
for	O
operating	O
platforms	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
FreeBSD	B-Application
Ports	I-Application
collection	I-Application
and	O
the	O
Solaris	O
Freeware	O
repository	O
would	O
lend	O
additional	O
momentum	O
to	O
the	O
adoption	O
of	O
open	O
source	O
in	O
the	O
business	O
community	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SCO	B-Device
Skunkware	I-Device
has	O
been	O
released	O
frequently	O
on	O
CD-ROM	B-Device
and	O
as	O
a	O
downloadable	O
CD	O
ISO	B-General_Concept
image	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
Individual	O
packages	O
are	O
distributed	O
via	O
FTP	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Skunkware	B-Device
CD	O
release	O
history	O
is	O
as	O
follows	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
SCO	B-Device
Skunkware	I-Device
components	O
are	O
licensed	O
under	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
terms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
are	O
licensed	O
under	O
the	O
terms	O
of	O
either	O
the	O
GNU	B-License
General	I-License
Public	I-License
License	I-License
or	O
the	O
GNU	B-Application
Library	I-Application
General	I-Application
Public	I-Application
License	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Licenses	O
used	O
by	O
SCO	B-Device
Skunkware	I-Device
components	O
include	O
or	O
are	O
similar	O
to	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
MBROLA	B-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SCO	B-Device
Skunkware	I-Device
packages	O
are	O
typically	O
distributed	O
in	O
the	O
native	O
packaging	O
format	O
of	O
the	O
operating	O
system	O
release	O
for	O
which	O
they	O
are	O
intended	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Package	B-Application
management	I-Application
systems	I-Application
used	O
by	O
SCO	B-Device
Skunkware	I-Device
include	O
the	O
following	O
:	O
</s>
