Turbolinux is a discontinued Japanese Linux distribution targeting Asian users.
Developer | Turbolinux |
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OS family | Linux (Unix-like) |
Source model | Open source |
Latest release | 12.5 (Turbolinux Client) 16 (TurboLinux Enterprise Server) 4.0 (Appliance Server) / August 29, 2012 (Turbolinux Client) [1] 2022-03? (TurboLinux Enterprise Server) August 29, 2012 (Turbolinux Appliance Server) [2] |
Marketing target | Asian-language users |
Package manager | RPM |
Platforms | IA-32, x86-64 TurboLinux Enterprise Server: ARM (15-), x86 |
Kernel type | Monolithic (Linux kernel) |
Official website | www |
The Turbolinux distribution was created as a rebranded Red Hat distribution by (then) Pacific HiTech employee Scott Stone. Scott was the lead release engineer through version 3.6.
Turbolinux was notable for including licensed copies of CyberLink PowerDVD and Windows Media binary codecs. [3]
TurboLinux Enterprise Server 15 and 16 are based on openEuler. [4] [5] [6] [7]
Native name | ターボリナックス株式会社 |
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Formerly | Pacific HiTech, Inc. |
Founded | September 1, 1992 [8] in Salt Lake City, Utah September 1, 2002 in Shibuya, Tokyo (merged into subsidiary) |
Defunct | December 31, 2019 (Japan parent begins dissolution) March 31, 2019 (Japan parent liquidation ends) |
Fate | defunct |
Headquarters | , |
Products | operating system |
Parent | Software Research Associates, Inc. (2002-09-01-) livedoor Co., Ltd. (2004-03-15) TL HOLDINGS, Inc. (2009-05-01-) TurbolinuxHD Corporation (2013-04-01-) GEONEXT Corporation (2014-04-01-) FHT holdings Corp. (2019-04-01-) GreatDB (China Turbolinux, 2016-10-03-) |
Cliff Miller and Iris Miller started TurboLinux in 1992 under the name Pacific HiTech, Inc. in the basement of their home in Salt Lake City, Utah., [9] [10]
In 1993, Pacific HiTech opened office in Tokyo, Japan.
In 1999-06-08, Pacific HiTech announced its name is changed to Turbolinux, Inc., coinciding its expansion of its North American operations. [11]
In January 2000, Turbolinux received $57 million in investment from Compaq Computer, Dell Computer, Intel, and other companies. [12]
The Millers were "terminated without cause" from Turbolinux in July 2000 [13] after a disagreement with venture capitalists. [14]
In October 2000, the company filed an S-1 with the Securities and Exchange Commission. [15] The S-1 indicates that revenue was $2.932 million for the six months ended June 30, 2000. [16]
After several rounds of layoffs, Turbolinux, Inc. and Software Research Associates, Inc. announced in 2002-08-20 the acquisition of Turbolinux, Inc. by Japan-based Software Research Associates, Inc. (SRA). The transferred company would retain a U.S. office, and became SRA's fully-owned subsidiary. [17] [18] The acquisition was originally set to 100,000 shares (100% stake) for ¥100,000,000, [8] but final cost was ¥150,000,000. [19] In 2002-09-04, Turbolinux, Inc. announced renaming of TurboLinux Japan, K.K. to Turbolinux, Inc. that had taken place 3 days earlier. [20] The US Turbolinux was renamed to Centerlex, and would continue the server provisioning software business based on the PowerCockpit product line, which SRA did not purchase. [21] [22] [23] In 2003-02-25, Mountain View Data, Inc. announced the acquisition of PowerCockpit. [24] [25] The acquisition affected PowerCockpit versions 2.0 of above. [26]
In 2004-03-15, livedoor Co., Ltd. and Software Research Associates, Inc. announced the complete acquisition of Turbolinux, Inc. by livedoor, with transaction set to close in 2004-05-06. [27] [28]
In 2005-08-05, Turbolinux, Inc. announced issuing 10,000 new shares of common stock to be available to apply between 2005-09-08 and 2005-09-12, and livedoor Co., Ltd. selling 9,000 shares of common stock to public in 2005-09-15. [29] In 2005-09-07, Turbolinux, Inc. announced the offered stock price to be ¥100,000 per share. [30]
Turbolinux completed an IPO on the Osaka Stock Exchange in September 2005 underwritten by Nikko Citigroup, Livedoor Securities Co. Ltd., and Mizuho Investors Securities Co., Ltd. [31]
In 2009-05-01, TL HOLDINGS, Inc./TL Holdings Corporation (TLホールディングス株式会社) announced Turbolinux, Inc. would be run under holding company structure, with TurboLinux Inc., Turbo Solutions Co., Ltd., Zend Japan Ltd., and other overseas group enterprises being subsidiaries of TL HOLDINGS, Inc. [32]
In 2009-05-18, TL HOLDINGS, Inc. announced relocation of Turbolinux, Inc., effective 2009-06-01. [33]
In 2013-03-31, TL HOLDINGS, Inc. announced it would be renamed from TL HOLDINGS, Inc. (TLホールディングス株式会社) to TurbolinuxHD Corporation (ターボリナックスHD株式会社) in 2013-04-01. [34]
In 2014-04-01, GEONEXT Corporation announced renaming from TurbolinuxHD Corporation (ターボリナックスHD株式会社) to GEONEXT Corporation (株式会社ジオネクスト) in the same day. [35]
In 2019-04-01, FHT holdings Corp. announced renaming from GEONEXT Corporation to FHT holdings Corp. (株式会社FHTホールディングス) in the same day. [36]
On 2019-10-15, FHT holdings Corp. announced the dissolution of Turbolinux, Inc., with dissolution set at 2019-12-31, and liquidation ending at the end of March 2020. The remaining Turbolinux assets were to be sold to Turbo Systems Co., Ltd. [37]
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