Date: Tue, 27 Mar 2001 23:57:29 -0600 (CST) From: Jason Haas <jhaas@www.linuxppc.org> To: news@macgeeks.com, pr@macintouch.com, news@maccentral.com, pr@ogrady.com, Subject: LinuxPPC announces first winner in Mac OS X Celebration Giveaway LinuxPPC announces first winner in Mac OS X Celebration Giveaway Contest LinuxPPC has announced the first winner of its essay contest. LinuxPPC started the essay contest to celebrate the release of Apple Mac OS X. It challenges people to write an essay on why they use or would like to use LinuxPPC, even though Mac OS X is now available. The first winner is Jiro Fujita of Omaha, Nebraska. His essay has been posted at: http://linuxppc.org/contest/winners/winner1.php3 LinuxPPC extends its congratulations to Mr. Fujita. Nine more winners will be announced over the next two weeks. LinuxPPC is staging a contest in which ten lucky people will receive a free copy of LinuxPPC 2000 Q4, the company's latest version of Linux for the Power Macintosh platform. They will also receive a copy of FWB Hard Disk Toolkit*PE, which is capable of repartitioning a hard disk without erasing it, and a LinuxPPC t-shirt. To enter the contest, write a brief essay on why you use Linux on the PowerPC processor, and submit it through the contest web page. There are no requirements as to the length of the essay. Ten winners will be selected over ten days from essays submitted through the contest web page. The contest runs from March 26, 2001 to April 6, 2001. To enter the contest, go to http://linuxppc.org/contest. There is a form on that page which you can use to enter your essay. No purchase is necessary to enter or win the contest. Winners will be notified by e-mail and announced on the linuxppc.org web site. The winning essays will be made available on the web site as well. About LinuxPPC Founded in 1996 and is headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, LinuxPPC is a recognized innovator and leader in the development of Linux for PowerPC computers. It is in the process of becoming a non-profit organization. LinuxPPC sponsors development of Linux on the PowerPC processor through sponsorship of and major hardware donations to Linux developers and development groups, and develops Netscape Communicator for Linux on PowerPC. Other innovations include bootable CD-ROMs and Linux's first graphical installer. Contact Information: LinuxPPC Inc. Phone: 1-414-353-4913 Web: http://www.linuxppc.org