New Enterprise Linux distribution on the horizon
{{date|July 10, 2005}}

Sources close to three distributors of the [[Linux|GNU/Linux]] operating systems have announced that {{w|Progeny Linux Systems|Progeny}}, {{w|Mandriva}} and {{w|TurboLinux}} are working together on a new Enterprise Linux distribution in the hope of competing with {{w|Novell}}'s and [[Red Hat]]'s products. 

The new distribution will be {{w|Debian|Debian-based}}, making it the first Debian-based enterprise Linux distribution. According to ''{{w|eWeek}}'', the distribution will support both Debian's native .deb package format (including {{w|Advanced Packaging Tool|APT}}) and Red Hat's original {{w|RPM Package Manager|RPM}} system, in order to remain compatible with the many Red Hat-based enterprise distributions such as {{w|Red Hat Enterprise Linux}} (RHEL) and {{w|SUSE}} — according to one vendor, "Basically the objective is to produce a distro that can act like Debian, use the Debian repository, but any Red Hat engineer should be comfortable with it." The distribution will also include a (within Debian) pioneering Web-based service manager for easy system administration, comparable to RHEL's tools of late.

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Sources close to three distributors of the GNU/Linux operating systems have announced that Progeny, TurboLinux are working together on a new Enterprise Linux distribution in the hope of competing with 's and Red Hat's products. 

The new distribution will be Debian-based, making it the first Debian-based enterprise Linux distribution. According to Advanced Packaging Tool|APT) and Red Hat's original RPM system, in order to remain compatible with the many Red Hat-based enterprise distributions such as SUSE — according to one vendor, "Basically the objective is to produce a distro that can act like Debian, use the Debian repository, but any Red Hat engineer should be comfortable with it." The distribution will also include a (within Debian) pioneering Web-based service manager for easy system administration, comparable to RHEL's tools of late.
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