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ZDNet Linux kernel download opportunity

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Jan 31, 1999

If ZDNet has its way, the next generation of Linux users
will think FTPstands for “Failed To Print”.

by Dwight Johnson

ZDNet is not about to let Linuxberg make all the money on the
avalanche of Linux downloads starting down the slope.

Here’s a hot one:
Linux Kernel DOWNLOAD NOW
.

“Linux is a Unix clone written from scratch by Linus Torvalds
with assistance from a loosely-knit team of hackers… It has all
the features you would expect in a modern fully-fledged Unix…

“System Requirements: any operating system

“Purchase Information: Free.

“Rating: NR

“Version Number: 2.2

“Downloads to Date: New Upload

“Compressed Size: 13,067,769 bytes”

The name of the file is ‘lnxkupd.zip’. Oh, man! I guess that’s
it for ‘tar.gz’ as well!


Download Linux Kernel from ZDNet
.


View ZDNet’s Linux download opportunities
.

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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