Elfstone Software Releases the World's First Motif-Enabled Linux Distribution as Free Download.Business Editors, High Tech Writers ROYAL OAK, Mich.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 30, 2000 With The Open Group's Recent Release of Open Motif Open Motif (or, unofficially, OpenMotif) is a source code release of the Motif computer programming toolkit by The Open Group, the current owners of Motif. Open Motif has the same functionality and source code as Motif, but is offered under a proprietary shared source , ELFSTONE SOFTWARE, LLC (Logical Link Control) See "LANs" under data link protocol. LLC - Logical Link Control is Making the World's First Motif-Enabled Linux Distribution The Linux operating system packaged for customers for a fee. It includes the Linux kernel, essential operating system components from the GNU Project, an installation program, various open source utilities and applications, documentation and technical support. Available as a Free Download. Elfstone Linux, designed specifically as a network OS for developers and network managers, includes a cutting-edge Motif-enabled graphical user interface graphical user interface (GUI) Computer display format that allows the user to select commands, call up files, start programs, and do other routine tasks by using a mouse to point to pictorial symbols (icons) or lists of menu choices on the screen as opposed to having to , Motif runtime libraries, and universal package manager. Elfstone Linux, currently in beta form, is now available for download as an ISO image An ISO image (.iso) is a disk image of an ISO 9660 file system. ISO 9660 is an international standard originally devised for storing data on CD-ROM. More loosely, it refers to any optical disc image, even a UDF image. at www.elflinux.com. "We view The Open Group's recent release of Open Motif as a tremendous boost for Elfstone as well as the Open Source community," stated Ralph Miner, Elfstone CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. . Miner added, "Based on response and feedback from the community regarding our beta, as well as the opening of the Motif technology, we are confident that our official Elfstone Linux distribution, soon to be released, will become a major force in defining the Linux landscape for enterprise platform computing." Elfstone CTO (Chief Technical Officer) The executive responsible for the technical direction of an organization. See CIO and salary survey. , David Lennox, stated further that, "Elfstone is committed to pioneering world-class infrastructure technologies for low-cost, high-performance networking on the Linux platform and because Motif has been a proven component of mission critical applications in the enterprise, it is key toward moving Linux in that direction." Continuing on the path of making Linux a viable alternative for the enterprise, Elfstone Software's mission is to advance networking technologies by making them simpler and easier to use along with improving upon their capabilities. Elfstone Linux (Sabre beta) As a real working network OS and, perhaps, the most Unix-like of all commercial distributions, Elfstone Linux is built around the OSF See Open Group. OSF - Open Software Foundation Motif 2.1 API with a universal package management feature. The beta distribution, currently based on the .RPM format, easily allows for the installation of both RPMs and Tar/Tar.gz packages. Unlike other commercial distributions, Elfstone Linux was not designed from the installation perspective to share disk partitions with other operating systems. Elfstone Linux is among the first distributions to provide USB USB in full Universal Serial Bus Type of serial bus that allows peripheral devices (disks, modems, printers, digitizers, data gloves, etc.) to be easily connected to a computer. support as well as the highly intuitive, and extremely fast, interface that is a Motif/Athena hybrid. While Linux has many fine applications available, Elfstone believes that there is simply no need to load working servers with unnecessary software. For more information about Elfstone Linux visit www.elflinux.com/sabre.html. About Elfstone Software Elfstone Software is an emerging leader in the development of enterprise infrastructure software and Internet system technologies for the Linux platform. Elfstone is addressing the need that organizations have to implement reliable and simplified technologies for operating their businesses in the new digital economy. In addition, Elfstone Software develops, publishes and markets a Motif-based Linux distribution designed for network operating systems and developers alike. For additional information visit www.elflinux.com. |
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