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Debian Wins Another Hardware Vendor
San Jose, CA, June 30, 1999 -- The Debian Project has
claimed another hardware vendor commitment, this time
from Linux Laptops Ltd.
Linux Laptops is the only hardware vendor devoted exclusively to
delivering portable computers with Linux software installed and
ready to use.
Linux Laptops Ltd. is the Debian Project's second public "win".
The first was Corel Corporation's choice in April of the Debian
GNU/Linux distribution as the basis of their Corel Linux Desktop.
"We chose the Debian distribution both for its great reliability
and for the huge number of application packages the project
maintains," says Nathan Myers, Linux Laptops Ltd.'s
president. "Our customers leave installing to us, and a
graphical installation tool would just get in our way. The
Debian Project has concentrated its efforts on reliable
operation and easy, safe upgrades, because you only install
once, but you live with the software for years after."
Laptops with Debian GNU/Linux pre-installed can be ordered
via the company's web site, http://linuxlaptops.com/.
About the Debian Project:
The Debian Project is an all-volunteer organization whose charter
includes the Debian Free Software Guidelines (DFSG), the basis for
the Open Source Definition. The project's purpose is to maintain
a complete and 100% Free operating system distribution. Debian
is known among Linux experts for having both the best reliability
and the widest assortment of prepared software packages.
About Linux Laptops Ltd.:
Linux Laptops sells portable computers pre-loaded with the reliable
GNU/Linux operating system. The company aims to relieve customers'
uncertainty about which portable computer models can work well with
Linux, and free them from the substantial chore of getting the
software installed and configured correctly for the hardware
they have.
About Linux:
Linux is the kernel of an operating system, a set of programs that
enables applications to run on a computer. Linux differs from other
PC operating systems such as Microsoft Windows or Apple MacOS in that,
first, it is "Free Software", and second, most of its users have never
seen it crash.
About Free Software:
Free Software, while usually cheaper than proprietary commercial
software, differs mainly in that it is more reliable and more
adaptable to the real needs of its users. The differences are a
direct result of its open development process, which attracts those
people who are both most interested and most competent to improve
the software.
Contact Information:
Debian Project
Web Site -- http://www.debian.org/
Project Leader -- Wichert Akkerman
Press contact -- press (at) debian.org
Linux Laptops Ltd.
Press Contact: -- Nathan Myers, President
E-mail -- ncm at linuxlaptops.com
Phone -- (888) 546-XXXX (888-LINUX-LT)
Web site -- http://linuxlaptops.com/
Resources:
Linux news -- http://linuxtoday.com/
-- http://lwn.net/
Linux reference -- http://linuxresources.com/
Free Software -- http://freshmeat.net/
http://fsf.org/
"Linux" is a registered trademark of Linus Torvalds. "Linux Laptops"
is a trademark of Linux Laptops Ltd. Other trademarks used are the
property of their respective owners.
Press release
sent out:
For immediate release:
San Jose, CA, June 2, 1999 --
Linux Laptops Ltd. has announced it is now open for business.
Linux Laptops sells portable computers pre-loaded with the reliable
Linux operating system. The company aims to relieve customers'
uncertainty about which portable computer models can work well with
Linux, and free them from the chore of installing and configuring the
software.
Laptop computer features such as power management and PC-Card slots
have only limited support in most CD-ROM Linux distributions. Worse,
many laptop computer models have built-in devices that aren't supported
at all in Linux. As a result, to get Linux running on a laptop is
harder than on a desktop or server machine.
"People put off buying a laptop to run Linux because it's risky,"
says Nathan Myers, the company's president. "It's hard to choose an
up-to-date machine that is fully supported, and then it's a big job
to get everything set up."
Myers sees buying a professionally-configured Linux Laptops computer
as a convenient and stress-free way to get instantly up and running
all the best software the Free Software movement has to offer.
About Linux:
Linux is an operating system, a set of programs that enables
applications to run on a computer. Linux differs from other PC
operating systems such as Microsoft Windows or Apple MacOS in that
it is "Free Software", and most users have never seen it crash.
About Free Software:
Free Software, while usually cheaper than proprietary commercial
software, differs mainly in that it is more reliable and more
adaptable to the real needs of its users. The differences are a
direct result of its open development process, which attracts those
people who are both most interested and most competent to improve
the software.
Contact Information:
Company web site -- http://linuxlaptops.com/
E-mail -- info (at) linuxlaptops.com
Phone -- (888) 546-XXXX (888-LINUX-LT)
Resources:
Linux news -- http://linuxtoday.com/
-- http://lwn.net/
Linux reference -- http://linuxresources.com/
Free Software -- http://freshmeat.net/
