To: debian-announce@lists.debian.org
Subject: Debian GNU/Linux 2.0 'Hamm-JP' Released
From: "Nils Lohner" <lohner@debian.org>
Date: Fri, 28 Aug 1998 11:43:39 -0400


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Debian GNU/Linux
http://www.debian.org/
http://www.debian.or.jp/
Debian JP (Japanese) Packages for Debian 2.0 (Hamm-JP) released!
August 28, 1998
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>> News
 
The Debian JP Project has officially released Debian JP Packages for 
Debian GNU/Linux 2.0 'Hamm-JP' for the i386 and FM-TOWNS architectures.
 
It can be obtained from:
 
        ftp://ftp.debian.or.jp/pub/linux/debian-jp/
        ftp://debian.softagency.co.jp/pub/debian-jp/
 	
For further site information please visit <http://www.debian.or.jp/Link.html>



>> What is Hamm-JP?

Hamm-JP is a set of add-on packages for Debian GNU/Linux 2.0 'Hamm'.  
It completely conforms to the Debian Free Software Guidelines (DFSG), 
which guarantee Hamm-JP to be 100% free software.
 
Hamm-JP is comprised of over 210 precompiled binary packages, including:

 o X Windows System with TrueType font support 
 o Libc6 featuring improved multibyte character support 
 o Manual pager with Japanese support
 o and many more!
 
Also it contains a lot of free software from Japan such as 
 
 o Ruby, a newly-developed object-oriented script language
 o Kinput2, the Kanji input method for X11
 o MagicPoint(mgp), an X11 based presentation tool
 o and more!
 
You can easily enhance your Debian system by installing Hamm-JP!
 
Although at this time Hamm-JP is released as an independent add-on, 
in the future all of Debian JP products will be contributed to 
Debian GNU/Linux itself.  Some packages have already become part 
of the standard Debian distribution. 
 
Hamm-JP is primarily compiled for Japanese Debian users, but
most packages are very useful for non-Japanese speakers as well.  

Debian documentation written in or translated into Japanese 
is also available on the Debian JP web site <http://www.debian.or.jp/>.

 
>> About Debian-JP 

The Debian JP project consists of Debian users and developers in Japan
whose goals incude  
 
   o developing a Japanized installer for Debian GNU/Linux,
   o assembling Japanized or Japanese-made software into Debian
     packages, and
   o making Debian GNU/Linux widely used in Japan.


>> About Debian

Debian GNU/Linux is a free distribution of the Linux based operating system.
It is maintained and updated through the work of many users who volunteer 
their time and effort.

Linux kernel based operating systems are POSIX based, freely distributable, 
and includes features such as true multitasking, virtual memory, shared 
libraries, demand loading, proper memory management, TCP/IP networking, and 
other features consistent with Unix-type systems.  It is used by individuals 
and organizations worldwide.


>> Contact Information 

For further information regarding the Debian projects, please visit the 
Debian web sites.
 
 Debian JP Project   http://www.debian.or.jp/
 Debian Project      http://www.debian.org/

For more information regarding the Debian JP release, please contact

 Debian JP Project Leader
     Yoshiaki Yanagihara <yochi@debian.or.jp>
                         <yochi@debian.org>

For further information regarding Debian, please send email to 
press@debian.org or visit the Debian homepage at <http://www.debian.org/>.


>> Credits 

Thanks to Keita Maehara <maehara@debian.or.jp> for this announcement.

Translations were done by:
     Motoyasu Kojima <mkojima@kt.rim.or.jp>
     Masayuki Hatta <masayuki_hatta@geocities.co.jp>
     and the Debian JP Documentation Group

Debian would like to thank all of the people who made the release of 
'Hamm-JP' possible, and all others affiliated with the Debian JP project for 
their work.


-- 
Nils Lohner				E-Mail: lohner@debian.org
Debian Press Contact                    Press:  press@debian.org