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To: A. Reader who wrote (1061)	9/16/1999 7:35:00 AM
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Corel ventures into Linux ring Ottawa company trying to create an environment that 'looks more or less like Windows,' analyst says By Greg Meckbach Corel Corp. is set to release its own Linux distribution, but one analyst predicts the Ottawa-based software maker does not intend to compete directly with either Microsoft or other Linux vendors. "The primary thrust of Corel is not to corner the Linux market," says Dan Kusnetzky, research director for operating environments at Framingham, Mass.-based International Data Corp. (IDC). "What they're trying to do is build a Linux platform where Linux is largely invisible, that is, it looks more or less like Windows and runs the applications very fast on a small machine." Kusnetzky added it appears as if Corel is simply trying to sell more of its own software by developing the Corel Linux Distribution (CLD), which is based on the Debian/GNU distribution and is scheduled for final release at Comdex in Las Vegas this November.... plesman.com

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