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To: the Chief who wrote (7753)	11/15/1999 2:57:00 PM
From: Kip518	Respond to of 9798

Corel aims for simpler Linux version CNET News.com November 15, 1999, 10:40 a.m. PT comdex LAS VEGAS--Corel continues its push to build a Linux-based threat to Microsoft's dominance on the desktop. The Canadian software maker will launch its version of the Linux operating system for desktop computers later today at Comdex here, the company said. Corel chief executive Michael Cowpland will officially launch the new OS at a 1:15 p.m. PT event at the huge trade show. Linux, a clone of the Unix operating system, was created by Finnish programmer Linus Torvalds. It's an open-source program, meaning that many can add to its development. It is beginning to offer a challenge to Microsoft's dominant Windows NT operating system. Corel is aiming its Linux version at the average user, not the typical, more technically sophisticated Linux user. The company is basing the OS on the non-profit Debian version and hopes to use it to sell its WordPerfect Office suite of programs. Though the word processor is available already for Linux, Corel is relying on the Wine project's software to help get many of the other programs working without having to go through extensive programming efforts. However, some industry observers question whether Corel can pull it off. The company's stock price has been boosted by several gains in Linux-related stock, but Corel has been faced with fierce competition from market leader Microsoft. In an earlier effort to sidestep Microsoft, Corel jumped on the Java bandwagon, but the company has abandoned that effort. In June, Corel formed a Linux advisory initiative to deal with the growing pains of Linux, as well as attempt to "provide a unified commercial voice in association with open-source partners," Corel said in a statement.