Megjelent a SOT "termékcsalád" 2003-as kiadása. A népszerű SOT Linux és Office angol, finn és orosz nyelven szól a felhasználókhoz, teljesen LSB 1.2 kompatibilis, és ezen felül teljesen szabad GNU/Linux terjesztés. A SOT-ról annyit kell tudni, hogy nem kezdők a Linux világban, 1991-en alakult meg a SOT szoftverház Finnországban, és jelentősen támogatták a GNU/Linux elképzelést az elmúlt években.
Sajtóbejelentés:From: SOT Public Relations
To: lwn@lwn.net
Subject: New SOT Linux 2003 and SOT Office 2003 released - free
Date: Wed, 11 Jun 2003 21:01:11 +0300
New SOT Linux 2003 and SOT Office 2003 released - free
Autotalo, Helsinki, Finland, 4.6.2003
SOT has officially announced the arrival of the 2003 release of
the company's popular SOT Linux and SOT Office products. The new
office suite and operating system, which is available in both
Desktop and Server versions, are being provided free to whoever
wishes to make use of the software.
SOT's 2003 releases mark a shift in the company's philosophy towards
a purely open source platform. All proprietary software in earlier
SOT Linux releases has been replaced in the new version with open
source equivalents.
Mr Santeri Kannisto, Managing Director of SOT, explained the new
approach as an issue of software freedom:
"With SOT Linux 2003, we have taken the time to craft a well-tested
and stable Linux distribution that includes an integrated office
suite. Another of our primary goals with the new release has been
to achieve a truly free GNU/Linux distribution. The code and product
are completely free, in both senses of the word- available at no
charge, and free to modify and distribute. SOT is a profitable
software company with a focus on software projects and integrating
GNU/Linux into various systems. We don't need to rely on licenses,
keys, patents, and other artificial limitations."
SOT Linux 2003 supports the English, Finnish and Russian languages.
Security in the new release has been hardened, making it ready to use
for production servers. Other improvements in the new SOT Linux
include full support for the Linux Standard Base (LSB) version 1.2,
a updated, well tested and coherent code base, and support for new
hardware.
"I encourage people to copy, sell, distribute and generally exploit
this excellent piece of software that's what we made it for", said
Mr. Henri Ranki, GNU/Linux Expert, SOT.
"The new SOT Linux and SOT Office products demonstrate our
capabilities as a software house, and will provide the base of our
soon-to-be-released COTS product range. Future development of both
products will continue as a co-operative joint effort under the banner
of the Linux Business Alliance."
SOT believes that a Linux distribution should provide a complete
desktop environment, with all the tools for everyday work and play.
The new SOT Linux Desktop release incorporates the SOT Office
productivity suite, designed to meet user's word processing,
presentation, and spreadsheet requirements, without the need
to install separate office software. The distribution is a "turn-key",
pre-configured system that can be used right away.
About SOT
SOT is a software house, founded in Finland in 1991, with an extensive
knowledge of GNU/Linux and Open Source. SOT has been successfully
deploying GNU/Linux and Open Source solutions for over 7 years, and
has been an active participant in the international GNU/Linux
development effort, with its own SOT Linux distribution. SOT's
mission is perfecting GNU/Linux.
About Linux Business Alliance
The Linux Business Alliance (LBA) is a group of companies dedicated
to the advancement of GNU/Linux and Open Source. Through
the co-operative design, production and distribution of quality
GNU/Linux products, the LBA aims to promote the adoption of GNU/Linux
and strengthen the Open Source community. For more information, see
the Linux Business Alliance website at http://www.linuxalliance.org
For press samples and technical details please contact
Mr Henri Ranki
telephone: +358 20 155 2204
fax: +358 20 155 2219
e-mail: Henri.Ranki@sot.com
Additional information
SOT: http://www.sot.com
SOT Linux: http://www.sotlinux.org
SOT's New Open Source policy: http://www.sot.com/en/os.shtml
Linux Business Alliance: http://www.linuxalliance.org
Media relations
telephone: +358 20 155 2206
fax: +358 20 155 2209
E-mail: PRelations@sot.com