> > 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
>
> Eww..
>
> [press hat on]
>
> Linux 2.2, has been releaed by the Linux(R) software development team. Led
x ^s
> by Linus Torvalds the rising star of the Open Source(R) software movement this
^, ^,
> major revision of the Linux operating system brings end users leading
^improved
support for
> edge hardware and software feature sets.
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> > * Video capture support, TV tuner support, simplified audio support,
> > and other multimedia enhancements.
>
> simplified audio sounds like its crap 8).
More user friendly audio.
> * Video capture and TV tuner support allowing users to leverage the latest
> multimedia technology on a high stability production platform.
Good!
> > * Support for a large variety of parallel port devices including
> > disk drives, tape drives, and other easy-to-use external devices.
>
> Extensive support for parallel port disk, tape and CD-ROM devices for a high
> quality mobile user experience.
Nice
> > * Greater performance, especially while under heavy load or while
> > running on computers with multiple processors.
>
> The already legendary linux performance is significantly enhanced. High end
> SMP scaling gives good performance on 12 processor machines. Linux 2.2 supports
> up to 64 processor systems.
>
> [true - sparcs...]
Good.
> > processors, including the 64-bit Alpha and Sparc 64 are also
>
> s/Sparc64/UltraSPARC(R)
>
> > supported. Support is widely available via both traditional contracts
> "traditional contracts" / "vendor sevice contracts"
> > and cost-effective Internet groups. Linux is provided under an
> ^support
>
> > 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.
>
> [Also cite the growth rate survey and reference it]
>
>
> > 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.
> UltraSparc is a trademark of Sparc (I think), Alpha is a trademark of
> someone too.
>
> "All other trademarks recognized"
>
> You should also quote a URL of Linux press contacts - I've got a table of
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