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From: Jennifer Finlinson <jennifer@lineo.com>
Subject: Lineo Participates in Open Source Efforts
Date: Tue, 18 Apr 2000 11:18:00
To: lwn@lwn.net

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE




LINEO AND COSOURCE.COM ANNOUNCE OPEN SOURCE PROJECT COMPLETION

Development tools enhanced through collaborative funding

April 10, 2000 __ Lindon, Utah __ Lineo, Inc., a leading developer of
embedded Linux system software™, and Cosource.com, the cooperative market
for open source, today announced the successful completion of their first
joint open source project. Lineo utilized Cosource.com's reverse-auction
market to select a Linux developer to integrate the htDig search engine
with Kdevelop, a leading open source development environment for Linux.
Additionally, Lineo provided the majority of the funding for the Kdevelop
project which is now publicly available under open source licensing.

"Kdevelop is an excellent tool. By adding some specific enhancements that
our customers needed, we increased its value significantly," said Tim
Bird, Chief Technology Officer at Lineo, Inc. "Cosource.com provided us
a way to solicit developers with Linux expertise, allowing us to make
these enhancements available to everyone under Open Source licensing."

Bernie Thompson, founder of Cosource.com noted, "Companies like Lineo
now have access to a
world_wide talent pool of open source developers through Cosource.com.
Lineo's decision to collaboratively fund an open source enhancement is
a sign that a whole new methodology for developing custom software is
taking shape."

Alexis Mikhailov, a software engineer in Cheboksary, Russia, was awarded
the contract and successfully implemented Lineo's requested changes. 
The software is now available under the GNU project's GPL license, providing
anyone full access to the source code. More information on the project
is available at http://www.cosource.com/cgi_bin/cos.pl/bid/info/26.

About Lineo:

Lineo, Inc., the leading developer of embedded Linux system software,
develops, markets and sells embedded Linux system software and applications
that provide OEMs and consumers with simple, low_cost software for interacting
with the Internet via embedded devices. Lineo owns the Embedix product
family including Embedix Linux, Embedix SDK and Embedix Browser.  Visit
Lineo, Inc. at http://www.lineo.com.  For more information, contact Lineo,
Inc. via e_mail: info@lineo.com or telephone: (801) 426_5001.

About Cosource.com.

Cosource.com is a collaborative, reverse_auction web site enabling internationa
l consumers and developers of Open Source products to work together to
fund development of innovative software solutions. Cosource.com is a web
service of Applix, Inc.'s (NASDAQ: APLX) Linux Division. Contact Norm
Jacobowitz norm@cosource.com http://www.cosource.com/

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For More Information, Contact:

Jennifer Finlinson
Lineo, Inc.
801_426_5001 x264
Jennifer@lineo.com

Norm Jacobowitz
Cosource.com
206_633_4764
norm@cosource.com