:LinuxPR: Elfstone Software Releases the World's First Motif-Enabled Linux Distribution...
LinuxPR: Elfstone Software Releases the World's First Motif-Enabled Linux Distribution... May 22, 2000, 16 :35 UTC (5 Talkback[s]) (3200 reads)
"With The Open Group's recent release of Open Motif, ELFSTONE SOFTWARE, LLC is making the world's first
Motif-enabled Linux distribution available as a downloadable ISO image."
"Elfstone Linux, designed
specifically as a network OS for developers and network managers, includes
a cutting-edge Motif-enabled graphical user interface, Motif runtime libraries,
and universal package manager. Elfstone Linux, currently in beta form,
is now available for download as an ISO 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. 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's Chief Technology Officer, 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."
