diff --git a/en/news/Makefile b/en/news/Makefile index 06439c8e1b..defca849c7 100644 --- a/en/news/Makefile +++ b/en/news/Makefile @@ -1,33 +1,39 @@ -# $Id: Makefile,v 1.14 1999-02-27 21:39:17 wosch Exp $ +# $Id: Makefile,v 1.15 1999-06-16 11:07:31 jkoshy Exp $ .if exists(../Makefile.conf) .include "../Makefile.conf" .endif .if exists("../Makefile.conf") .include "../Makefile.conf" .endif # quick news letter DOCS= qnewsletter.sgml DOCS+= qnewsletter-1-1.sgml DOCS+= qnewsletter-1-2.sgml DOCS+= qnewsletter-1-3.sgml DOCS+= qnewsletter-1-4.sgml DOCS+= qnewsletter-1-5.sgml DOCS+= qnewsletter-1-6.sgml DOCS+= qnewsletter-1-7.sgml DOCS+= qnewsletter-2-1.sgml DOCS+= qnewsletter-2-2.sgml DOCS+= press.sgml DOCS+= newsflash.sgml DOCS+= news.sgml DOCS+= webchanges.sgml +# press releases +DOCS+= pressreleases.sgml +DOCS+= press-rel-1.sgml +DOCS+= press-rel-2.sgml +DOCS+= press-rel-3.sgml + # The yearly State of the Union address DOCS+= sou1999.sgml INDEXLINK= news.html .include "../web.mk" diff --git a/en/news/news.sgml b/en/news/news.sgml index 99af00a8ab..d32302bbc7 100644 --- a/en/news/news.sgml +++ b/en/news/news.sgml @@ -1,59 +1,62 @@ - + %includes; %newsincludes; ]> - + &header;

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FreeBSD Used to Generate Spectacular Special Effects

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Concord, CA, April 22, 1999: +32 Dual-Processor FreeBSD systems were used to generate a large number of +special effects in the cutting edge Warner Brothers film, The +Matrix.

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Manex Visual Effects used 32 Dell Precision 410 Dual P-II/450 +Processor systems running FreeBSD as the core CG Render Farm. Charles +Henrich, the senior systems administrator at Manex, says, "We came to a +point in the production where we realized we just did not have enough +computing power on our existing SGI infrastructure to get through the +3-D intensive sequences. It was at that point we decided on going +with a FreeBSD based solution, due to the ability to get the hardware +quickly as well as the reliability and ease of administration that +FreeBSD provides us. Working with Dell, we purchased 32 of these +systems on a Wednesday, and had them rendering in production by +Saturday afternoon. It was truly an amazing effort on everyone's +part, and I don't believe it would've been possible had we chosen to +go with any other Operating System solution."

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The FreeBSD operating system is a powerful, completely open-source +system based on the Berkeley Software Distribution of UNIX. It is +available free of charge from numerous Internet websites and also on +CD-ROM from Walnut Creek CDROM, and includes thousands of ported +applications including 3-D graphics rendering and many other equally +powerful tools. FreeBSD is optimized for use on the Intel x86 +processor line that is the heart of today's versatile commodity +personal computers. Infinitely customizable, FreeBSD is at the heart +of such Internet powerhouse applications as Yahoo! and U.S. West +because it is unencumbered by commercial license restrictions and can be +copied and modified freely.

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For more information on FreeBSD, visit +http://www.freebsd.org/ and +http://www.cdrom.com/. For more information about Manex Visual +Effects, please visit http://www.mvfx.com/ +.

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Complete XML Development System Integrated with FreeBSD

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Concord, CA, April 29, 1999: Included with FreeBSD 3.1 is a +complete, integrated SGML/XML development system that installs with a +simple, easy to use command sequence.

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FreeBSD's Ports system and multitasking architecture makes it easy for an +SGML/XML developer to download and install all the latest versions of the +tools and reference material he needs to develop SGML and XML formatting +languages and documents, and the online Internet mailing lists help him learn +and keep up-to-date with the evolving XML implementation.

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FreeBSD is a full-featured open-source operating system which runs on +virtually all Intel x86-based personal computers. Its 580 page "Handbook" +has recently been completely done over into DocBook format, and it is a +living example of an evolving document built with SGML tools. The Handbook +is available on the Internet at: +

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The FreeBSD Documentation Project is also making available the +"FreeBSD Documentation Project Primer" to make it as painless as +possible for newcomers to contribute to the FreeBSD Documentation Set. +Much of the information in the primer is appropriate to all SGML/XML +users, and is freely available. The primer, which is constantly being +updated by the Documentation Project team, can be found at:

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Features of the Document Project SGML/XML System include:

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The FreeBSD Documentation Project is actively migrating from the +LinuxDoc DTD to the DocBook DTD, and has been providing feedback to +the DocBook maintainers regarding new features and possible +implementations for the past year. For more information about the +FreeBSD Documentation Project, please contact the freebsd-doc@freebsd.org +mailing list.

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The FreeBSD operating system is available on the Internet from the +master FreeBSD website and from various mirror systems around the +world, and it can also be obtained on convenient CDROMs from Walnut +Creek CDROM. Information on all of these options is available through:

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BSD Community Welcomes Apple's New Open Source Operating System

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Concord, CA, June 7, 1999: Today, at the start of the UNIX +development community's annual Usenix convention, operating system +influentials embraced Apple Computer's Darwin (www.apple.com/darwin) +as a new member of the Berkeley Software Distribution (BSD) +operating system family.

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"We're very pleased to have Apple's participation in the BSD +community," said Jordan Hubbard, chairman of the USENIX convention's +Freenix track and co-founder of the FreeBSD Project. "As more smart +businesses discover the incredible free resource that is BSD software, +they'll realize that contributing to open source development is in +their best interest."

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According to Herb Peyerl of the NetBSD Project, "Our interaction with +Apple on the Darwin project has been extremely rewarding for NetBSD +and is the kind of open cooperation of which we would like to see +more."

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"Leveraging the twenty-year BSD heritage allows Apple developers to +concentrate on adding a unique user experience to the solid, robust +foundation of the BSD code," according to Avie Tevanian, Apple +Computer's senior vice president of Software Engineering. "We believe +that by embracing the open source movement with our Darwin software, +the result will be better products for millions of Mac customers +worldwide. The BSD code in Darwin is an essential part of our +operating system strategy."

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This type of reciprocation is a return to the original software +development model that was universal in the early days of computing, +before PCs. Wilfredo Sanchez, technical lead for the Darwin Project, +will speak on Darwin at this week's Freenix track, a series of +programs at Usenix devoted exclusively to this sort of open source +software development.

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About NetBSD and FreeBSD

+ +

NetBSD and FreeBSD are open source operating systems based on the last +public release of BSD UNIX, 4.4BSDLite2. Each effort has kept up with +the latest technologies in processors and software +architectures. While having different priorities, the BSD development +teams share a friendly competitive rivalry, spurring each other on to +produce better product for their worldwide users. Over the twenty +years of development, a huge base of software has been developed +around BSD -- including much of the Internet infrastructure -- +enabling the OS to be used effectively in almost any computing +application. The open development model means there are no secrets, +creating a worldwide understanding of the code which enables BSD +developers to build on the efforts of prior developers without the +hassles endemic to proprietary operating systems and applications.

+ +

For More Information, Contact:

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+The FreeBSD Project
+Concord, California
+925-682-7859
+ +freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
+http://www.freebsd.org
+

+ +

+The NetBSD Project
+C/O Charles M. Hannum
+81 Bromfield Rd, #2
+Somerville, MA 02144
+mindshare@netbsd.org
+http://www.netbsd.org
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June 7, 1999
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+ +BSD Community Welcomes Apple's New Open Source Operating System. +

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April 29, 1999
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+Complete XML Development System Integrated +with FreeBSD. +

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April 22, 1999: The Matrix
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+FreeBSD Used to Generate Spectacular Special +Effects for the Warner Brothers film The Matrix. +

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