Oslo, Norway, October 31, 2002: Opera Software is proud to +announce the first golden release of its new port to the UNIX variance +FreeBSD. With FreeBSD joining the Opera family, Opera is now available on +eight different operating systems.
+ +The BSD (Berkeley Software Distribution) operating system has its origins +at the University of California, Berkeley. It started out as a supplement to +UNIX, but over time it evolved into several operating systems. Of the +different BSD flavors available, the most widely distributed is FreeBSD, +popular among high-end users like system administrators who are looking for a +fast, reliable operating system.
+ +"Opera and FreeBSDīs users are alike in that they emphasize and +expect stability and reliability. The match between FreeBSD and Opera should +strike a cord with many enterprise customers," says Jon S. von +Tetzchner, CEO, Opera Software ASA. "On a personal level, I'm also happy +to welcome FreeBSD users into the Opera family. FreeBSD is strictly not only +an operating system, but also a community and a philosophy with values I know +resonate well with our own."
+ +The FreeBSD community is enthusiastic to finally be able to surf with +Opera.
+ +"With the release of Opera for FreeBSD, FreeBSD users who download +Opera for FreeBSD can browse the Web with one of the fastest browsers +available on the market," says Robert Watson, FreeBSD Core Team member. +"FreeBSDīs reputation as a reliable and fast desktop operating system is +becoming widely known, and we are glad to see that Opera Software is helping +us create a more complete desktop environment."
+ +Opera 6.1 for FreeBSD can be downloaded from +www.opera.com.
+ +Opera Software ASA is an industry leader in the development of Web +browsers for the desktop and embedded markets, partnering with companies +such as IBM, AMD, Symbian, Canal+ Technologies, Ericsson, Sharp and Lineo +(now a division of Embedix). The Opera browser has received international +recognition from end users and the industry press for being faster, +smaller and more standards-compliant than other browsers. Opera is +available on Windows, Mac, Linux, Solaris, FreeBSD, OS/2, Symbian OS and +QNX. Opera Software ASA is a privately held company headquartered in Oslo, +Norway. Learn more about Opera at +www.opera.com.
+ +Berkeley Software Distribution operating system technologies were +originally developed from 1979 to 1992 by the Computer Systems Research +Group (CSRG) at the University of California at Berkeley. Berkeley-derived +operating system and networking technologies are at the heart of most modern +Unix and Unix-like operating systems. Today, virtually every major Internet +infrastructure provider uses BSD operating systems. BSD operating system +technologies are used by leading mission- critical network computing +environments and are embedded in Internet appliance platforms that require +advanced Internet functionality, reliability and security.
+ +FreeBSD is a popular open source operating system developed by the FreeBSD +Project and its worldwide team, consisting of more than 5,000 developers +funneling their work to 185 "committer" developers. It is available free of +charge from ftp.FreeBSD.org and also +distributed as a shrink-wrap software product through CompUSA, Fry's, Borders, +Ingram, FreeBSDmall.com and others. FreeBSD includes thousands of ported +applications, including office automation, groupware and multimedia +applications, and is widely used in companies all over the world as a web +server, file server, firewall and router. FreeBSD is distributed under the +Berkeley Software Distribution license, which means that it can be copied and +modified freely or commercially. For more information about the FreeBSD +Project, visit www.FreeBSD.org.
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