Messages in this thread |  | | | Date | Wed, 20 Jan 1999 11:16:05 -0500 | | Subject | Re: *** Draft 6 - Press Release *** | | From | Vincent Zweije <> |
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Some comments on the draft press release:
Linux is a secure network operating system for demanding users. It *interoperates with a wide variety of other systems. Linux can take advantage of modern high-end PC, PowerMac, Alpha, and UltraSPARC hardware while also breathing life into older low-end machines (even 386 and 486-based computers!). Linux can also fully realise the potential of supercomputers and their applications. One such example is the blockbuster movie "Titanic", whose dramatic 3-D scenes were rendered on an Alpha powered Linux system.
I feel one should specify the extent of advantage taken somehow. Otherwise, it feels like a dumb 386/486 system trivially claiming that it will run faster on a high-end PC. Would "full advantage" be appropriate?
Microsoft engineers Josh Cohen and Vinod Valloppillil, in a competitive examination of Linux (Halloween Document, <http://www.opensource.org/halloween.html>, wrote that "Linux represents a best-of-breed UNIX, that is trusted on mission critical applications, and - due to its open source code - has a long term credibility which excedes many other competitive operating systems."
Correct spelling is "exceeds" instead of "excedes", I think. Is "excedes" really the quote? I can't find it in the mentioned URL. If so, you might add a [sic] to indicate this. However I understand there are sentiments to drop the entire paragraph...
Linux is a trademark of Linus Torvalds. PowerMac is a trademark of Apple Computer, Inc. UltraSPARC is a trademark of Sun Microsystems Inc. Alpha is a trademark of Compaq coporation. UNIX is a trademark of the Open Group. Microsoft is a trademark of Microsoft Corporation. All other trademarks and registered trademarks are the property of their respective oweners.
Linux is a trademark of Linus Torvalds. PowerMac is a trademark of Apple Computer, Inc. UltraSPARC is a trademark of Sun Microsystems Inc. Alpha is a trademark of Compaq corporation. UNIX is a trademark of the Open Group. Microsoft is a trademark of Microsoft Corporation. All other trademarks a
One of these two paragraphs will be removed, yesno?
Ciao. Vincent.
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