RE: [aclug-L] Strategic Alliance Between Corel, KDE and Debian

[tdoubrav@xxxxxxxx]

OK, curiosity leads to the question (don't answer if you don't want to):  What
do you mean "We..."  How are you involved with Corel?

Tyler

On 22-Apr-99 John Goerzen wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> Well, I had been asked about Corel's Linux plans a few meetings ago
> and had to be evasive about it, because we had been working on Secret
> Plans :-)
> 
> Now the cat's out of the bag.
> 
> -- forwarded message --
> 
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> Debian Project
> http://www.debian.org/
> Strategic Alliance Between Corel, KDE and Debian
> April 21, 1999
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> 
> [Original text available at
> <http://www.corel.com/news/1999/april/april_21_1999.htm>]
> 
>>> News
> 
> Strategic Alliance Between Corel, KDE and Debian to Advance Development of a 
> new Linux. Distribution Corel on track to deliver easy-to-use Linux GUI and 
> OS to consumers and OEMs this fall
> 
> Ottawa, Canada - April 21, 1999 - Corel Corporation (NASDAQ: COSFF, TSE: 
> COS) today announced an alliance with two major Open Source developer 
> communities to advance the development of its proposed Linux. distribution; 
> a user-friendly Linux installation and graphical user interface (GUI) for 
> the desktop PC.
> 
> Corel and the K Desktop Environment (KDE) Project will be working together 
> to enhance the KDE GUI for inclusion in the upcoming Corel version of Linux, 
> aimed for the desktop user.
> 
> "Corel has chosen to work with KDE as our preferred desktop interface 
> because we believe its development is further ahead than other offerings at 
> this time," said Derek Burney, Corel's executive vice president of 
> engineering. "KDE can easily be configured to offer a strong Windows-like 
> look and feel, which we see as being very important to our strategy of 
> making all aspects of work in a Linux environment compatible with 
> present-day Windows offerings.
> 
> "Corel will also be releasing all its improvements and development on open 
> source software to the Open Source community," said Mr. Burney. "The 
> developers in that community are the strength of Linux, and with our recent 
> work and contributions to the WINE project, Corel strongly supports their 
> efforts."
> 
> "Our project's continuous dedication to create an attractive, stable and 
> functional desktop environment and Corel's experience in building 
> state-of-the-art graphical interfaces will help offer users an even better 
> experience with the award-winning KDE," said Cristian Tibirna, KDE's 
> representative in Canada. "We're all very excited about the new prospects."
> 
> Corel will also build its desktop Linux offering around the Debian GNU/Linux 
> distribution, which already has one of the largest installed bases in the 
> Linux community, and is known for its stability and security.
> 
> "Debian has already made significant strides toward Linux on the desktop, so 
> this is a natural partnership," said Erich Forler, Corel's Linux product 
> manager. "The Linux community has also recognized that Debian's Linux 
> distribution is built around extremely clean code, and their commitment to 
> documentation within their code, and for the applications, makes Open Source 
> development more efficient and organized."
> 
> "I am very happy to see Corel taking this step into the Open Source world 
> and cooperating with non-commercial organizations such as Debian and KDE," 
> said Wichert Akkerman, Debian's project leader. "By combining Debian's 
> strengths, which include having a large number of developers, a very open 
> development model and a public bug tracking system, with the experience 
> Corel has with making office and desktop products, I think we will be able 
> to produce an outstanding system with the best of both worlds."
> 
> With a recent strategic alliance with Cygnus, which will provide Cygnus 
> GNUPro software technology to enable Corel to move its market-leading 
> productivity applications to Linux, Corel is firmly on track to deliver its 
> proposed Linux distribution to the market by the fall. This will be in 
> advance of its WordPerfect. Office 2000 for Linux productivity suite and 
> CorelDRAW. 9 for Linux graphics application in the fourth quarter and 
> beginning of 2000 respectively.
> 
> The strength and popularity of Linux is growing steadily, everyday. 
> International Data Corporation (IDC) recently announced that through 2003, 
> total Linux commercial shipments will grow faster than the total shipments 
> of all other IDC covered client or server operating environments. IDC 
> estimates that Linux commercial shipments will increase at a compound annual 
> growth rate (CAGR) of 25% from 1999 through 2003, compared with a 10% CAGR 
> for all other client operating environments combined and a 12% CAGR for all 
> other server operating environments combined.
> 
> 
>>> Corel Corporation
> Corel Corporation is an internationally recognized developer of 
> award-winning graphics and business productivity applications. Development 
> of market-leading products such as the CorelDRAW. line of graphics 
> applications and the Corel. WordPerfect. Suite of business tools is 
> continually evolving to meet the demands of the corporate, retail and 
> academic markets. Committed to performance, compatibility, value and open 
> standards, Corel develops products for the Windows., Macintosh., UNIX., 
> Linux. and Java[tm] platforms. Corel's common stock trades on The NASDAQ 
> Stock Market under the symbol COSFF and on the Toronto Stock Exchange under 
> the symbol COS. For more information visit Corel's Web site at www.corel.com.
> 
> 
>>> KDE Information
> 
> The K Desktop Environment is a non-commercial, international, Internet-based 
> project which develops the freely-available graphical desktop environment 
> for the UNIX. and Linux. platforms. The completely new Internet-enabled 
> desktop, incorporating a large suite of applications for UNIX workstations, 
> currently supports more than 30 languages. The strength of this exceptional 
> environment lies in the interoperability of its components and the 
> functionality of its applications. For more information about KDE and its 
> technology, please visit the web site at [www.kde.org], or contact 
> press@xxxxxxx.
> 
> 
>>> Debian GNU/Linux
> 
> Debian GNU/Linux is a free, or Open Source, operating system (OS) for your 
> computer. Debian is a project of Software in the Public Interest Inc. (SPI). 
> SPI is a non-profit organization which was founded to help organizations 
> develop and distribute open hardware and software. SPI encourages 
> programmers to use the GNU General Public License or other licenses that 
> allow free redistribution of software, and hardware developers to distribute 
> documentation that will allow device drivers to be written for their 
> product. Open Source is a trademark of SPI. Open Source is managed by the 
> Open Source Initiative, which manages the [www.opensource.org] resources, to 
> develop branding programs attractive to software customers and producers, 
> and to advance the cause of Open Source software. For more information about 
> Debian and its technology, please contact press@xxxxxxxxxx, or visit its web 
> site at http://www.debian.org/
> 
> Corel, Corel Print House and the Go Further logo are trademarks or 
> registered trademarks of Corel Corporation or Corel Corporation Limited. 
> Linux is a registered trademark of Linus Torvalds. UNIX is a registered 
> trademark of The Open Group. All other product and company names are 
> trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies.
> 
> Debian is a registered trademark of Software in the Public Interest, Inc.
> 
> -- 
> Nils Lohner                           E-Mail: lohner@xxxxxxxxxx
> Debian Press Contact                    Press:  press@xxxxxxxxxx

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