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<p>Loveland, CO -- 16 May 2001 -- Terra Soft Solutions, Inc., the leading<br />
developer of Linux solutions for PowerPC(tm) microprocessors, has frozen<br />
all development on Yellow Dog Linux 2.0, the much anticipated and<br />
long-awaited Linux distribution that features, among many updates, a<br />
graphical installer.</p>
<p>"YDL 2.0 is not only a new release, but an offering for a new kind of user<br />
as well. To date we have delivered a powerful OS for the Linux savvy: the<br />
techs, the admins, and the geeks. We continue to support these power users<br />
and are equally proud to engage a great deal more of the PowerPC community.<br />
With our installer and KDE 2.1, YDL offers a full featured, rich<br />
environment that just makes sense. It feels familiar. As one of our beta<br />
testers stated just this week, 'I can say with confidence that I no longer<br />
require another OS on my iBook --this is everything I need,'" states Kai<br />
Staats, co-founder and CEO.</p>
<p>The graphical installer for YDL 2.0 was written almost entirely in-house by<br />
the Terra Soft development team. Termed "yi", the installer features two<br />
installation modes for both novice and advanced uses. Each screen is<br />
concise and to the point. As it is designed specifically for PowerPC, yi<br />
has the ability to automate more of the installation process then the<br />
previous installer.</p>
<p>Dan Burcaw, co-founder and CIO states, "The technology behind this release<br />
is something we've been using in-house for quite a while. It just works.<br />
We're pleased to finally share our hard work with the world."</p>
<p>Yellow Dog Linux 2.0 includes a simplified booting procedure that is<br />
automatically installed and configured during installation. Based on Red<br />
Hat 7.0+, YDL 2.0 is consistent with the recent advancements in x86 Linux<br />
distributions.</p>
<p>"With the release of YDL 2.0 and the 2.4 kernel, SMP is now a reality for<br />
everyday use. No longer relegated to just servers, SMP on the desktop<br />
offers performance previously unheard of. I think everyone should have a<br />
dual processor G4 --I certainly won't be parting with mine anytime soon!"<br />
states Kevyn Shortell, CTO for Terra Soft.</p>
<p>YDL 2.0 features the elegant and powerful KDE 2.1 desktop, kernels 2.2.19<br />
and 2.4.4, XFree86 4.0.2, Mozilla, Open Office, Java, and much more.<br />
Mac-On-Linux, an application that allows the entire Mac OS to be run inside<br />
of Linux, now offers a simplified setup procedure.</p>
<p>Staats concludes, "We recognize the wait for 2.0 has been longer than<br />
anyone anticipated. I therefore thank our patient, supportive, and<br />
understanding customers for whom we did not stop developing until YDL was<br />
complete." In roughly two weeks, YDL 2.0 will be available from the Terra<br />
Soft online Store and resellers world-wide.</p>
<p>About Terra Soft Solutions, Inc.<br />
Terra Soft Solutions, Inc. is a leading developer of innovative<br />
technologies for PowerPC Linux. Yellow Dog Linux, their flagship product,<br />
has boosted viability of Linux for PowerPC. Black Lab Linux provides an<br />
advanced Linux distribution for parallel and embedded computing systems.</p>
<p>For more information, visit <a href="http://www.terrasoftsolutions.com" title="http://www.terrasoftsolutions.com">http://www.terrasoftsolutions.com</a></p>
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