“Tripp Lite, a leading manufacturer of power protection
products, broke new ground today by announcing it will soon make
the source code of its popular PowerAlert Universal UPS Management
Software available to Linux developers. Tripp Lite is the first
and only UPS software manufacturer to date that has granted Linux
developers a General Public License to modify its original source
code for private applications.“
“By granting developers of the Linux operating system access to
its software’s source code, Tripp Lite follows in Linux’s
developer-friendly tradition. “We’ve kept with the spirit of
Linux’s open source evolution,” explains David Cole, Director of
Software Development for Tripp Lite. “Linux developers are
accustomed to modifying software programs to meet their specific
needs, then sharing their creations with others. For the first
time, they can now customize a UPS management program, thanks to
Tripp Lite.”
“Sam Ockman, CEO of Penguin Computing, is impressed by Tripp
Lite’s efforts. “This shows an amazing commitment to the open
source movement,” he stated. “It shows that Tripp Lite is one of
the most enlightened UPS manufacturers, and one of the strongest
supporters of Linux among computer hardware vendors overall.”