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SubjectRe: *** Draft 6 - Press Release ***
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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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