DesktopLinux: Yoper: 'Your Own Operating System' Revealed | Linux Today

DesktopLinux: Yoper: ‘Your Own Operating System’ Revealed

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Jan 10, 2003

“DesktopLinux.com speaks with Andreas Girardet, Founder of
Yoper, a New Zealand-based Linux distribution. Launching its first
release candidate in early December, the company aims to deliver a
unique version of Linux that offers the best available programs
open source Linux has to offer. Girardet relates the goals of the
new company, explains what makes Yoper unique, and his philosophy
about the emerging desktop market…

DL: Briefly, what is the story behind Yoper?
That is, the history of Yoper as a distribution and as a
company?

AG: Yoper is born out of the professional
frustration with any existing OS, I have been using in my
professional career as an ISP technician and manager. After leaving
the ISP sector I established Yoper Limited as an Operating System
company in March 2002 and have been working on Yoper full time
since. Ydesktop is the first of our products to reach the
public…”

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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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