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The Mining Co. recognizes Debian with an award.

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Oct 27, 1998

Debian GNU/Linux
http://www.debian.org/
Debian Web site receives ‘Best of the Net’ award
October 27, 1998

News

The Mining Co. has awarded the Debian Web site a ‘Best of the
Net’ award. Criteria included quality and usefulness, availability,
salience, and originality/exclusivity. A link to this award and a
list of other winners is at http://linux.miningco.com/library/awards/bloct98.htm.

Debian would like to thank its many volunteers and especially
its webmasters for helping win this award. Your work is much
appreciated by the users of the web site and of Debian GNU/Linux in
general.

About Debian

Debian GNU/Linux is a free distribution of the GNU/Linux
operating system. It is maintained and updated through the work of
many users who volunteer their time and effort.

Linux kernel based operating systems are POSIX based, freely
distributable, and includes features such as true multitasking,
virtual memory, shared libraries, demand loading, proper memory
management, TCP/IP networking, and other features consistent with
Unix-type systems. It is used by individuals and organizations
worldwide.

Contact Information

For further information, please send email to the Debian Press
Contact press@debian.org or
visit the Debian homepage at http://www.debian.org. The Debian
Webmasters can be reached at webmaster@debian.org.

The Mining Co. can be found at http://www.miningco.com. The Focus On
Linux section can be found at http://linux.miningco.com.

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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