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Date: Thu, 24 Feb 2000 20:49:06 -0700 (MST)
From: Dan Burcaw <dburcaw@terraplex.com>
To: lwn@lwn.net, jsmith@penguinppc.org, shawn@imaclinux.net
Subject: Yellow Dog Linux Champion Server 1.2 Unveiled: Press Release 24


YELLOW DOG LINUX CHAMPION SERVER 1.2 UNVEILED

CS 1.2 Supports G4 Supercomputers; Adds Features
 
LOVELAND, Colorado -- 24 February 2000 -- Terra Soft Solutions, Inc., the
leading developer of PowerPC Linux solutions, today unveiled Yellow Dog
Linux Champion Server 1.2.  Champion Server is a Linux distribution geared 
towards professional server applications.

Champion Server 1.2 offers improved support for the latest PowerPC
hardware, more software, and new features not found in any other
distribution for PowerPC.

"This proves to be our most exciting release to date.  Not only do we
improve upon the quality of our previous release, but we also include
several professional additions to further define Yellow Dog Linux as the
preferred PowerPC Linux distribution," states Dan Burcaw, CTO of Terra
Soft Solutions, Inc.

Champion Server 1.2 highlights:
 - 3 CD-ROMs: Installation, Source, and a new "Tasty Morsels" CD
   which contains hundreds of applications and doubles as a bootable
   "Rescue Disc".
 - Red Hat 6.2-based core components
 - Kernel 2.2.15pre7 with improved USB support
 - Latest bootloader technology via BootX, miBoot, and yaboot
 - Rock-solid Red Hat installer with improved hardware support
 - Updated C libraries and compiler: glibc 2.1.3 and gcc 2.95.2
 - KDE 1.1.2 and October GNOME desktop environments
 - Mac OS system on top of Linux with Mac-On-Linux application
 - Easy system updates with "yup", the Yellow Dog Update Tool 
 - Revised Guide to Installation
 - and much more ...

Champion Server 1.2 adds support for the newest Apple hardware 
including the recently announced 2000 PowerBook G3s as well as the AGP
G4s, iBooks and iMac DVs.  Additionally, CS 1.2 supports Synergy
Micro's VME/CompactPCI solutions.

Champion Server 1.2 will be available for free FTP download on Wednesday,
March 1st.  Terra Soft will also be accepting pre-orders of the Official
Yellow Dog Linux Champion Server 1.2 product on March 1st for anticipated
shipment three weeks from today.  


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About Terra Soft Solutions, Inc.

Terra Soft Solutions, Inc. is a leading developer of innovative
technologies for PowerPC Linux.  Champion Server, their flagship
product, has boosted viability of Linux for PowerPC in a wide range of
server applications.  For more information, please visit 
http://www.terrasoftsolutions.com and http://www.yellowdoglinux.com/


Linux is a trademark of Linus Torvalds.  PowerPC is a trademark of IBM
Corp.  Apple, iMac, Mac, Mac OS, PowerBook, and Power Mac are registered
trademarks of Apple Computer Inc.  All other names and trademarks are the
property of their respective owners.


Press Contact:
Kai Staats, CEO
Terra Soft Solutions, Inc.
970.278.9243 
kstaats@terraplex.com