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antitachyon has released a new version of SoL - Server optimized Linux

The system configuration is as transparent as the previous release, with XML-boot and configuration files, without the hassle of graphical configuration tools. SoL does not hide the advantages and virtues of the real GNU/Linux system behind bloated and clickable configuration utilities, which cannot provide the complete features of the GNU/Linux system. The simplicity and authenticity makes SoL an ideal platform for education on the GNU/Linux system.

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Extreme Tech has posted an article about UnitedLinux

"The four distributors Caldera, Conectiva, Suse Linux, and Turbolinux are planning to introduce UnitedLinux, a joint server operating system for enterprise deployment, in November of this year, the companies said late Friday.

The technical specifications of the OS have already been finalized."

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Red Hat has released the second beta of their upcoming Red Hat Linux 7.4 linux distribution.

New in this release include:
- improved package customization in the installer
- redhat-config-packages - The Red Hat graphical package management tools
- gcc-3.2 prerelease - the soon-to-be released gcc-3.2 allows for better ABI compatibility going forward. Note that C++ apps compiled on the first beta will not run on this beta.

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MandrakeSoft S.A. has released the first beta release of their upcoming Mandrake Linux 9.0 distribution.

This release include the latest software like KDE 3.0.2, XFree86 4.2, Apache 1.3.26, Mozilla 1.0, or Evolution 1.08.

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The long-awaited stable version of Debian GNU/Linux 3.0 is available:

The Debian Project is pleased to announce the release of Debian GNU/Linux version 3.0. Debian GNU/Linux is a free operating system, which now supports a total of eleven processor architectures, includes KDE and GNOME desktop environments, features cryptographic software, is compatible with the FHS v2.2 and supports software developed for the LSB.

With the addition of the IA-64 (ia64), HP PA-RISC (hppa), MIPS (mips, mipsel), and S/390 (s390) architectures, Debian GNU/Linux now supports a total of eleven architectures. It now runs on computers ranging from palmtops to supercomputers, and nearly everything in between, including the latest generation of 64 bit machines.