Exhibit 23.1



INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT


We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement on
Form S-3 (No. 333-49812) and Form S-8 (No. 333-69350) of Tarantella, Inc.
(formerly The Santa Cruz Operation, Inc.) and its subsidiaries of our report
dated November 1, 2001 appearing in this Annual Report on Form 10-K of
Tarantella, Inc. for the year ended September 30, 2001.


/S/ DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP

San Jose, California
December 20, 2001