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EXHIBIT 23.1
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
The Board of Directors and Shareholders
The Santa Cruz Operation, Inc.:
We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration
Statement on Form S-8 (No. 333-79583) of Santa Cruz Operations of our reports
dated October 22, 1999 except for note 17 which is as of December 1, 1999 and
October 22, 1999 relating to the financial statements and financial statement
schedule, which appears in this Form 10-K/A.
/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
San Jose, California
November 6, 2000
The Board of Directors
The Santa Cruz Operation, Inc.:
We consent to incorporation by reference in the registration statement (No.
333-79583) on Form S-8 of The Santa Cruz Operation, Inc. of our reports dated
October 22, 1997, relating to the consolidated statements of operations,
shareholders' equity (deficit) and cash flows of The Santa Cruz Operation, Inc.
and subsidiaries for the year ended September 30, 1997, and the related
schedule, which reports appear or are incorporated by reference in the September
30, 1999, annual report on Form 10-K/A of The Santa Cruz Operation, Inc.
/s/ KPMG LLP
Mountain View, California
November 6, 2000
