cheers
Greg Smart
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LINUX KERNEL 2.2
Santa Clara CA, January XX, 1999
Today the Linux software development team, led by Linus Torvalds release a
major new of the the Linux operating system. This update brings advanced
scalability, broad support for newer hardware, and a large collection of
low-level features.
Highlights include:
* Advanced network routing and WAN support, which gives Linux the
ability to replace many expensive proprietary network devices.
Users can take control of their intranet with priority traffic,
usage limits, accounting, and virtual private networks. Strong
128-bit encryption is available as an add-on component.
* Y2K compliance.
* Enterprise-level network filesystem support, complete with data
replication for performance, mobility, and reliability.
* Video capture support, TV tuner support, simplified audio support,
and other multimedia enhancements.
* Support for a large variety of parallel port devices including
disk drives, tape drives, and other easy-to-use external devices.
* Greater performance, especially while under heavy load or while
running on computers with multiple processors.
* Compatibility support for reading BSD and NT filesystems. Easy
access to documents stored on NTFS-format disks will facilitate
the upgrade from legacy NT systems to Linux.
Advanced technical users are already using this update, available
from the Internet. Linux vendors will begin shipping fully integrated
systems using the new kernel in March. Business users will be
able to obtain the update on CD-ROM distributions.
Linux is a secure network operating system for demanding users.
It interoperates well with a wide variety of other systems.
Linux can take advantage of modern PC and PowerMac hardware
or give new life to older 486-based computers. Several other
processors, including the 64-bit Alpha and Sparc 64 are also
supported. Support is widely available via both traditional contracts
and cost-effective Internet groups. Linux is provided under an
unlimited-use license that lets users make in-house customizations
to the system itself. Initial estimates suggest that Linux had 10
to 20 million users at the end of 1998.
Linus Torvalds, originally from Finland, lives with his family in Santa
Clara CA, USA. He and others created Linux as an alternative to
commercial operating systems after becoming disillusioned with the
poor quality of commercial alternatives.
For more information, see www.Linux.ORG and www.LinuxResources.com.
Linux is a trademark of Linus Torvalds. PowerMac is a trademark of
Apple Computer, Inc. NT and NTFS are trademarks of Microsoft Corporation.
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