Subject: [yellowdog-announce] YDL 2.0 Declared Gold-Master: Press Release 2001 05/16
From: Kai Staats (kstaats@terrasoftsolutions.com)
Date: Wed May 16 2001 - 10:25:46 MDT
YDL 2.0 DECLARED GOLD-MASTER!
Loveland, CO -- 16 May 2001 -- Terra Soft Solutions, Inc., the leading developer of Linux solutions for PowerPC(tm) microprocessors, has frozen all development on Yellow Dog Linux 2.0, the much anticipated and long-awaited Linux distribution that features, among many updates, a graphical installer.
"YDL 2.0 is not only a new release, but an offering for a new kind of user as well. To date we have delivered a powerful OS for the Linux savvy: the techs, the admins, and the geeks. We continue to support these power users and are equally proud to engage a great deal more of the PowerPC community. With our installer and KDE 2.1, YDL offers a full featured, rich environment that just makes sense. It feels familiar. As one of our beta testers stated just this week, 'I can say with confidence that I no longer require another OS on my iBook --this is everything I need,'" states Kai Staats, co-founder and CEO.
The graphical installer for YDL 2.0 was written almost entirely in-house by the Terra Soft development team. Termed "yi", the installer features two installation modes for both novice and advanced uses. Each screen is concise and to the point. As it is designed specifically for PowerPC, yi has the ability to automate more of the installation process then the previous installer.
Dan Burcaw, co-founder and CIO states, "The technology behind this release is something we've been using in-house for quite a while. It just works. We're pleased to finally share our hard work with the world."
Yellow Dog Linux 2.0 includes a simplified booting procedure that is automatically installed and configured during installation. Based on Red Hat 7.0+, YDL 2.0 is consistent with the recent advancements in x86 Linux distributions.
"With the release of YDL 2.0 and the 2.4 kernel, SMP is now a reality for everyday use. No longer relegated to just servers, SMP on the desktop offers performance previously unheard of. I think everyone should have a dual processor G4 --I certainly won't be parting with mine anytime soon!" states Kevyn Shortell, CTO for Terra Soft.
YDL 2.0 features the elegant and powerful KDE 2.1 desktop, kernels 2.2.19 and 2.4.4, XFree86 4.0.2, Mozilla, Open Office, Java, and much more. Mac-On-Linux, an application that allows the entire Mac OS to be run inside of Linux, now offers a simplified setup procedure.
Staats concludes, "We recognize the wait for 2.0 has been longer than anyone anticipated. I therefore thank our patient, supportive, and understanding customers for whom we did not stop developing until YDL was complete." In roughly two weeks, YDL 2.0 will be available from the Terra Soft online Store and resellers world-wide.
About Terra Soft Solutions, Inc.
Terra Soft Solutions, Inc. is a leading developer of innovative technologies for PowerPC Linux. Yellow Dog Linux, their flagship product, has boosted viability of Linux for PowerPC. Black Lab Linux provides an advanced Linux distribution for parallel and embedded computing systems.
For more information, visit http://www.terrasoftsolutions.com
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