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Date: Mon, 19 Jul 1999 02:50:36 -0500 (EST)
From: Alan Day 
To: lwn@lwn.net
Subject: Press Release

Today, IndyBox Systems (based in Indianapolis, Indiana), the world's leading manufacturer of Linux systems, announced they would be introducing the option of Debian GNU/Linux in all of their systems.

IndyBox Systems Chief Executive Charles Martin said "our customers have been demanding Debian as an option to the extent where nearly 40% of all systems being shipped were Debian GNU/Linux even though we have not been offering the popular GNU/Linux distribution as an option in our system configuration officially. We have received an enormous response from our customers thanking us for offering something other than Red Hat Linux in our systems. While Debian has been our single most popular distribution, the demand for Slackware, S.u.S.E., Caldera Open Linux, Mandrake and Red Hat have been brisk as well. We do have plans for offering the extremely popular Turbo Linux distribution too shortly."

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 GNU/Linux operating system distribution. Debian is known among Linux experts for having the best reliability and largest selection of packages.

About IndyBox Systems:
IndyBox Systems Corporation manufacturers workstation and server computers pre-loaded with the reliable GNU/Linux operating system.

About Free Software:
Free Software, while providing no 'warranty' compared to 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@debian.org

IndyBox Systems
Press Contact: -- Alan Day
E-mail -- alan@indybox.com
Phone -- (317) 202.9455
Web site -- http://www.indybox.com/