[4408] in comp.os.os2.announce archive
ZINE: 32BitsOnline Joins Forces with freshmeat
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Ronny Ko)
Thu Nov 5 18:58:33 1998
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Date: 05 Nov 1998 16:20:00 -0400
From: ronny@unixg.ubc.ca (Ronny Ko)
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Information Contact:
Ronny Ko
Editor, Corporate Communications
editor@32bitsonline.com
32BitsOnline Joins Forces with FreshMeat
New Partnerships Fostered to Enhance Linux Presence
VANCOUVER, BC, November 2, 1998 - 32BitsOnline today announced the formation
of a major partnership between freshmeat and 32BitsOnline Magazine. The
partnership will allow for the creation of a single unified vision for
increasing the exposure of the Linux operating system outside the Linux
community.
"Through 32BitsOnline's strong readership following in the OS/2 and Windows
community, we believe that our partnership with FreshMeat will allow our
readers to gain greater insights into Linux, the fastest growing operating
system today," said Ronny Ko, Editor-in-Chief for 32BitsOnline.
32BitsOnline's readership is divided: 50% of 32BitsOnline readers are OS/2
users, while the remaining percentage is comprised of users who have
switched to Windows, MacOS, BeOS or Linux. 32BitsOnline's mission is to
introduce the remaining OS/2 users and its new Windows following to the
performance and flexibility of Linux.
By creating a partnership with freshMmeat, 32BitsOnline will provide
complete download services for every Linux user. 32BitsOnline will, in
turn, become the content supplier for FreshMeat. Under the arrangement,
32BitsOnline will supply further editorial, software and hardware reviews,
complemented by regular how-to articles, tips, hints and other special
features including regular columns about C++, Java and Perl programming. In
addtion, 32BitsOnline will be expanding its gaming coverage to include PC
and console environments. "We are extremely excited about forming an
alliance with 32BitsOnline. This alliance will insure the push of Linux
into the greater spotlight," said Patrick Lenz, manager person for
freshmeat.
About 32BitsOnline
32BitsOnline was founded as OS/2 Computing! Magazine on May, 1996. Since
then, 32BitsOnline became 32BitsOnline to bring and enhance the beauty of
having multiple operating system platforms working together.
About freshmeat
freshmeat went online in September 1997 as a small and static HTML page. It
has since grown to a highly frequented Linux ressource for the average and
high-end user. An application index, a powerful search engine and forums are
provided as well.
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Windows is a trademark of Microsoft Corp. OS/2 is a trademark of IBM Corp.
Linux is a trademark of Linus Torvalds. All trademarks are property of their
respective companies.
For further information:
Ronny Ko, 32BitsOnline Magazine e-mail: editor@32bitsonline.com
Patrick Lenz, freshmeat e-mail: scoop@freshmeat.net
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