January 20, 1999 – Toronto – TUCOWS Interactive Limited today announced the joining of Linux-howto.com to its newest site, Linuxberg. Located at , Linuxberg features the newest top applications and games for the Linux operating system. Linux.howto.com will now be hosted by Linuxberg offering visitors a place where you can find out just about anything about the Linux operating system. Linux-How.to.com will bring HOWTOs, mini-HOWTOs manual pages, and Request for Comment documents (RFCs) to the Linuxberg site. In addition to that, there is a list of “Linux Friendly Internet Service Providers”, Internet Relay Chat servers and channels, and a “book store‚Äù.

‚ÄúI feel extremely lucky working with the Linuxberg team, heading up their helpdesk, and also merging my site (Linux-Howto.com) with the Linuxberg site,‚Äù says Rob Kennedy. ‚ÄúThis will give me all the time in the world to maintain Linux-Howto.com, and also help out the Linux users who may need it when they visit Linuxberg. Just think… all the software you ever wanted at Linuxberg, and all the documentation you ever wanted at Linux-Howto.com. What a beautiful combination!‚Äù

“We are very excited to be offering the Linux-How to site with Linuxberg”, says TUCOWS founder Scott Swedorski. “We recognize the need for high-demand software on a fast, reliable and secure network along with the availability of a source for customer assistance. Linuxberg and Linux-Howto.com will give our customers exactly what they need.

At launch, the Linuxberg network consists of over 40 sites worldwide with an expectation to expand to more than 100 by March,1999. Linuxberg gives Linux users a highly available, highly accessible resource through which they can download their favorite software titles and distributions without fear of slow downloads or broken links. Visitors can also find the hottest Linux links, answers to FAQ’s, information on upcoming events, site mirrors and commercial Linux products.

About The TUCOWS Network

Started in 1994 by Scott Swedorski as a public service to new Net users, The TUCOWS Network has earned the reputation of being the highest quality Internet software distribution site on the Internet. Having received dozens of Awards and Citations, including PC Magazine Top 100, PC Computing, Yahoo! Pick of the Week, MSN Pick of the Week, and The TUCOWS Network is also a member of the PC Magazine Web Hall of Fame. The TUCOWS Network has expanded to over 550 Affiliate sites in over 70 Countries world-wide, serving over 40 million page accesses per month. Not only is The TUCOWS Network one of the busiest sites on the Internet, it is the only software archive mirrored simultaneously in China, Russia and South Africa.

Contact:
Amber Fait
TUCOWS Interactive Limited
810-720-1155
amber@tucows.com

Posted on Wednesday, January 20th, 1999 at 2:46 pm by Tucows.
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