Associated Press features Debian
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Associated Press features Debian
July 27, 1999
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Associated Press features Debian
At the LinuxTag in Kaiserslautern we were contacted by Associated
Press (ap). They wanted to release a few press messages containing
Debian. Last week a correspondent from contacted Debian project
member Martin Schulze and compiled two press messages.
Since both are written in German, we're giving a short english
summary.
Stichwort: Debian
http://www.yahoo.de/schlagzeilen/19990720/hightech/0932429442-0000001999.html
The article gives an introduction about Debian and explains some
part of it's ideology. The reader is told that about 500
volunteers work on Debian and create over 3,100 binary packages. He
is told about the name and our non-commercialism. Also explained is
the social contract combined with a reference to the FSF. It is
said that quality is a high goal for Debian, the article is closed
with a reference to Hurd.
Auf steinigen Pfaden zum pflegeleichten Pinguin
http://www.yahoo.de/schlagzeilen/19990720/hightech/0932429376-0000001998.html
Here Associated Press talks about the installation of Debian
GNU/Linux and the resulting operating system compared with other
vendors. Mentioned is the glorious package management with »dpkg«.
This article is more detailed, it is surrounded by references to
Stormlinux, Corel, CHIP.
A related article, featuring "Wizard of Open Source", a congress in
Berlin:
Freie Software als Gegenmodell zur Marktmacht der Konzerne
http://www.yahoo.de/schlagzeilen/19990720/hightech/0932429296-0000001996.html
This report gives a short overview about the conference in Berlin
(07/18/99). It features an interview with Richard Stallman and
explains the ideology behind Open Source/Free Software.
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Martin Schulze E-Mail: joey@debian.org
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