Date: Fri, 16 Apr 1999 12:24:12 1999 -0700
From: SuSE Announce <info@suse.com>
To: SuSE Inc announcement list <suse-announce-e@suse.com>
Subject: [SuSE Announce] SuSE Linux 6.1 availability announcement


SuSE Linux 6.1 WITH KERNEL 2.2.5 is available on May 3, 1999! 

Also: 

--- SuSE at Chicago Comdex 
--- SuSE Linux for Alpha AXP in Beta testing 
--- New Partner Programs for VARs and ISVs  

Dear SuSE Community, 

SuSE Linux 6.1 will be released in English on May 3rd -- and it includes 
version 2.2.5 of the Linux kernel! 

Kernel 2.2 offers significant enhancements, including:

- Even faster kernel performance 
- Much improved performance and support for Symmetric Multi-
  Processing (SMP) devices 
- New filesystems and partition types for interconnectivity, plus a 
  new caching system for supported filesystems that markedly 
  improves performance 
- Networking improvements: New networking core, new tunneling code, 
  a completely new firewalling and filtering system called 
  'ipchains', support for limiting bandwidth consumption, enhanced 
  file and printer sharing protocols
- Driver support for many more devices, particularly multimedia 
  (video, digitizers, and sound, even an fbcon driver)
- Game support, including several common joysticks and even Gamepad 
  for PlayStation and Nintendo

There's an excellent overview of the various updates in the 2.2. kernel 
on 
http://linuxtoday.com/stories/296.html 

SuSE Linux continues to incorporate the best new applications, updates, 
and device drivers in its releases. Some of the highlights of the 6.1 
release include:

- Improved desktop environments, including the updated KDE 1.1 and 
  now GNOME 1.0

- Two complete office applications -- SuSE Linux 6.1 includes 
  StarOffice 5 Personal Edition, and the Personal Edition of Corel 
  WordPerfect 8. Both allow you to import MS Office(R) files and other 
  popular formats. 

- XFree86 TM 3.3.3.1 support for all 3Dfx cards: Voodoo I + II 
  (accelerated), Voodoo Rush (accelerated), Voodoo Banshee/Voodoo 
  III (beta)
  
- Ghostscript 5.10

- ijb (non-cacheing HTTP proxy server that filters content as 
  described in the configuration files)

- freeamp (MP3 Player)

- netbeans (Cross-platform Java IDE, Demo)

For an itemized list of everything that's new on 6.1, see 
http://www.suse.de/e/lx61/new_in_6.1.html    

It's still only $49.95, and you always get 60 days of installation 
support. 

Ordering Information:
 
If you'd like to order SuSE Linux 6.1, here are the details: 

- 	For U.S. and Canada, order SuSE Linux 6.1 online at 
		http://www.suse.com/Order/index.html

- 	For Europe and other countries, please have a look at our 
	Resellers page on 
		http://www.suse.de/overseas/index.html 
	
- 	Order online from SuSE in Germany at 
		http://www.suse.de/bestellformular-suse-englisch.html

SuSE News:

We'll be at Spring Comdex in Chicago, April 19 - 22. Come visit us at 
booth C228! We'll have special trade show prices and t-shirts. In 
addition to introducing 6.1 at the show, we're debuting our partner 
support programs for VARs and ISVs, so if you're interested in working 
with us, stop by and we'll give you the materials.  

Also, beta copies of our SuSE Linux for Alpha AXP software are available 
at Comdex to those with experience with both Alpha AXP equipment and 
Linux who are willing to beta test and provide feedback to SuSE. We 
expect to ship a general release in June.  

Thanks for staying involved with SuSE, and have a blast with the new 
kernel!

Marc Torres
President
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