Date: Thu, 29 Jun 2000 20:02:50 -0500 (CDT)
From: Jason Haas <jhaas@www.linuxppc.org>
To: lwn@lwn.net
Subject: LinuxPPC releases Netscape Communicator 4.7.3 for the Linux/PowerPC

LinuxPPC releases Netscape Communicator 4.7.3 for the Linux/PowerPC platform

New release underlines LinuxPPC's importance to Linux on PowerPC.

June 20, 2000 --- LinuxPPC Inc., developers of the most popular Linux
distribution for the PowerPC processor, has released a new version of
Netscape Communicator, the widely-used World Wide Web browser. The new
version, 4.7.3, incorporates security fixes involving cookies, SSL (secure
sockets layer), and fixes many bugs in previous versions. This new version
of Communicator was ported to LinuxPPC by LinuxPPC's Daniel Puertas, the
company's chief technical officer, who ports Netscape Communicator to
Linux on the PowerPC.

LinuxPPC users and users of other PowerPC Linux systems can upgrade to
4.7.3 by downloading the RPM from LinuxPPC's FTP server, removing the
previous version of Netscape Communicator, and then installing the new
version. The commands are detailed below.  The new Communicator can be
downloaded at:
<ftp://ftp.linuxppc.org/linuxppc-2000/software/netscape-4.7-3.ppc.rpm>.

More information about Netscape Communicator 4.7.3 can be found at
<http://home.netscape.com/eng/mozilla/4.7/relnotes/windows-4.73.html>, and
information about the security fixes can be found at
<http://home.netscape.com/security/notes/index.html>.

Installing Communicator 4.7.3

Instruction for installing Communicator 4.7.3 can be found on LinuxPPC's
web site, at:

<http://www.linuxppc.com/press/index.php3?archive=netscape-4.7.3>

About LinuxPPC Inc.

LinuxPPC Inc., headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, develops and
distributes LinuxPPC 2000, the most popular and prominent Linux
distribution for PowerPC computers. LinuxPPC 2000 features bootable
CD-ROMs, an entirely graphical installer and partitioning process, and
lightning-fast Internet server software. A new version will be released in
the near future.

The company sponsors development of Linux on PowerPC through major
hardware donations to Linux developers and development groups. LinuxPPC
Inc. is a member of Linux International and the Motorola Computer Group
Partner Program.

Contact Information:

LinuxPPC Inc. 
414-427-8555 
http://www.linuxppc.com/

PowerPC is a trademark of International Business Machines Corporation and
is used under license therefrom. Linux is a registered trademark of Linus
Torvalds.