[yellowdog-announce] Terra Soft Unveils Yellow Dog Linux 3.0: Press Release 2003 03/19

[Media Relations]

Loveland, Colorado -- 19 March 2003 -- Terra Soft Solutions, Inc., the leading 
developer of integrated PowerPC Linux Solutions, today announced an amazing 
upgrade to the Company's flagship product, Yellow Dog Linux.

Code-named Sirius, Yellow Dog Linux version 3.0 represents a new generation of 
Linux for the PowerPC architecture. Featuring the ultra-modern gcc 3.2.1 
compiler, Yellow Dog 3.0 offers a powerful new foundation for code 
development.

Boasting the first PowerPC port of Red Hat's 'Anaconda', the installer is 
smart and friendly, providing helpful on-screen assistance and feedback in a 
comfortable graphical environment. If there remained any concern for the ease 
of installing Linux, it is forever removed.

KDE 3.1 and GNOME 2.2 provide the foundation for the stunning, unified 
'Wonderland' theme, offering a seemless user experience.

Daniel Burcaw, Chief Technology Officer of Terra Soft states, "Developing 
Yellow Dog is hard work. It involves immense effort by our dedicated staff. 
Throughout development, we remain focused on our customers and what they 
desire. It is their feedback, their discoveries that makes it all worth 
while."

Key features of Yellow Dog Linux 3.0 include:
	* 6 CDs (3 install, 3 source).
	* Modern, robust Anaconda installer engine.
	* kernel 2.4.20.
	* gcc 3.2.1 and glibc 2.3.1.
	* XFree86 4.3, GNOME 2.2, and KDE 3.1.
	* Mac-On-Linux 0.9.68 (Classic Mac OS & OS X 10.2 -at the same time!).
	* Improved hardware support including Apple eMac, all GeForce 4-based Power 
Macs, and PowerBook 12".
	* 3D support for ATI Radeon series graphics cards.
	* Sleep support for all Apple ATI Radeon Mobility-based portables.
 

Availability
Yellow Dog Linux 3.0 ISOs images are available today exclusively to YDL.Net 
Enhanced members. All Apple computers available from the Terra Soft Store 
ship immediately with Yellow Dog Linux 3.0 pre-installed. Retail Yellow Dog 
Linux packages will be available for pre-order March 31st with expected 
shipment the week of April 16.

	YDL.net
	http://www.ydl.net/

	Terra Soft Online Store
	http://www.terrasoftsolutions.com/store/


About Terra Soft Solutions, Inc.
Terra Soft is a leading developer of integrated solutions for PowerPC and 
Apple OEM VAR. Yellow Dog Linux, the flagship product, has boosted viability 
of Linux on PowerPC microprocessors with support desktop, embedded, and HPC 
systems. Black Lab is an advanced, scalable HPC cluster build and management 
suite.

For more information, visit www.terrasoftsolutions.com