OpenServer

Article summary

Xinuos OpenServer, previously SCO UNIX and SCO Open Desktop (SCO ODT), is a closed source computer operating system developed by Santa Cruz Operation (SCO), later acquired by SCO Group, and now owned by Xinuos. Early versions of OpenServer were based on UNIX System V, while the later OpenServer 10 is based on FreeBSD 10. However, OpenServer 10 has not received any updates since 2018 and is no longer marketed on Xinuos's website, while OpenServer 5 Definitive and 6 Definitive are still supported.

Key claims

1. release date: 1989 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
2. release date: 1995 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
3. release date: 1995 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
4. release date: 2005 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
5. release date: 2018 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
6. release date: 2018 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

Discussion questions

1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
2. The record states that the release date is "1989". What evidence would count against this claim?
3. The record states that the release date is "1995". What evidence would count against this claim?
4. The record states that the release date is "1995". What evidence would count against this claim?
5. The record states that the release date is "2005". What evidence would count against this claim?
6. The record states that the release date is "2018". What evidence would count against this claim?
7. The record states that the release date is "2018". What evidence would count against this claim?
8. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
9. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

Bibliography

1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1373763003