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CentOS: www.centos.org
CentOS as a group is a community of open source contributors and
users. Typical CentOS users are organisations and individuals that
do not need strong commercial support in order to achieve successful
operation. CentOS is 100% compatible rebuild of the Red Hat Enterprise
Linux, in full compliance with Red Hat's redistribution requirements.
CentOS is for people who need an enterprise class operating system
stability without the cost of certification and support.
We offer the latest version 5.0 and 4.5, you can find the release
announcement here and release notes here.
Pioneer Linux: www.tapioneer.com
Pioneer Linux, a product of Technalign, Inc, is a desktop-oriented,
Kubuntu-based distribution (Ubuntu Server + KDE) targeted at new
as well as experienced Linux users. The product comes in two flavours:
as a freely downloadable live and installation CD, and as a commercial
boxed edition with CrossOver Office and technical support.
We currently offer version Stagecoach 2.1 and Explorer 1.0 RC1
(testing only). The Press Release for Stagecoach 2.1 can be found
here.
Fedora: www.fedoraproject.org
The Fedora Project is an openly-developed project designed by Red
Hat, open for general participation, led by a meritocracy, following
a set of project objectives. The goal of The Fedora Project is to
work with the Linux community to build a complete, general purpose
operating system exclusively from open source software. Development
will be done in a public forum. The project will produce time-based
releases of Fedora about 2-3 times a year, with a public release
schedule. The Red Hat engineering team will continue to participate
in building Fedora and will invite and encourage more outside participation
than in past releases. By using this more open process, we hope
to provide an operating system more in line with the ideals of free
software and more appealing to the open source community.
We Currently offer versions 4 through 7. The Press Release for
the latest version (7) can be found here.
OpenSuse: www.opensuse.org
The openSUSE project is a community program sponsored by Novell.
Promoting the use of Linux everywhere, this program provides free,
easy access to openSUSE, a complete Linux distribution. The openSUSE
project has three main goals: make openSUSE the easiest Linux for
anyone to obtain and the most widely used Linux distribution; leverage
open source collaboration to make openSUSE the world's most usable
Linux distribution and desktop environment for new and experienced
Linux users; dramatically simplify and open the development and
packaging processes to make openSUSE the platform of choice for
Linux developers and software vendors.
We currently offer version 10.2, the press release can be found
here.
Debian: www.debian.org
The Debian Project is an association of individuals who have made
common cause to create a free operating system. This operating system
is called Debian GNU/Linux, or simply Debian for short. Debian systems
currently use the Linux kernel. Linux is a completely free piece
of software started by Linus Torvalds and supported by thousands
of programmers worldwide. Of course, the thing that people want
is application software: programs to help them get what they want
to do done, from editing documents to running a business to playing
games to writing more software. Debian comes with over 20,000 packages
(precompiled software that is bundled up in a nice format for easy
installation on your machine) - all of it free. It's a bit like
a tower. At the base is the kernel. On top of that are all the basic
tools. Next is all the software that you run on the computer. At
the top of the tower is Debian -- carefully organizing and fitting
everything so it all works together.
We currently offer the latest version 4.0 (Etch), the press release
can be found here.
PC-BSD: www.pcbsd.org
PC-BSD has as its goals to be an easy-to-install-and-use desktop
operating system, based on FreeBSD. To accomplish this, it currently
has a graphical installation, which will enable even UNIX novices
to easily install and get it running. It will also come with KDE
pre-built, so that the desktop can be used immediately. Currently
in development is a graphical software installation program, which
will make installing pre-built software as easy as other popular
operating systems.
We currently offer version 1.3.01 (stable) and 1.4 Beta (testing)
both with installed Ports Tree. The Press Release for 1.3.01 can
be found here.
Solaris: www.sun.com
Solaris is a computer operating system, the proprietary Unix variant
developed by Sun Microsystems. Early versions, based on BSD UNIX,
were called SunOS. The shift to a System V code base in SunOS 5
was marked by changing the name to Solaris 2. Earlier versions were
retroactively named Solaris 1.x. After version 2.6, Sun dropped
the "2." from the name. Solaris consists of the SunOS
UNIX base operating system plus a graphical user environment. Solaris
is written in a platform-independent manner and is available for
SPARC and x86 processors (including x86_64). Historically, Solaris
used to be a proprietary operating system, however, starting from
version 10, its licence has changed and the product is now distributed
free of charge for any system or purpose, while its source code
is available from OpenSolaris.org under a license approved by Open
Source Initiative (OSI).
We currently offer version 10.
Nexenta: www.gnusolaris.org
Nexenta OS is a complete GNU- and Debian-based open source operating
system built on top of the OpenSolaris kernel and runtime. It is
a result of an inspiration and desire to build a complete system
based on the SunOS kernel and GNU software. This distribution offers
the best of both worlds, the OpenSolaris Kernel, and a Ubuntu linux
userland.
At NIXSYS, we believe in delivering dependable, friendly service. You'll find our sales and tech teams knowledgeable enough to answer any of your questions, find solutions and follow through fully. Quality, selection and service: we want to bring it all to you. For questions about Linux systems, contact us today.
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