Progeny Linux Systems
{{Short description|Defunct company which provided Linux platform technology}}
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Progeny Linux Systems was a company which provided Linux platform technology. Their Platform Services technology supported both Debian and RPM-based distributions for Linux platforms. Progeny Linux Systems was based in Indianapolis. Ian Murdock, the founder of Debian, was the founder and chairman of the board. Its CTO was John H. Hartman, and Bruce Byfield was marketing and communications director.
Progeny created an operating system called Progeny Componentized Linux.{{cite web|url=https://lwn.net/Articles/80473/|title=An Early Look at Progeny Debian 2.0|author=Ladislav Bodnar|publisher=LWN}}
Progeny eventually announced via a post to their mailing lists on 1 May 2007 that they were ceasing operations.
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Progeny Componentized Linux
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Progeny Componentized Linux, usually called Progeny Debian,{{cite web|url=http://distrowatch.com/table.php?distribution=progeny|title=DistroWatch.com: Progeny Debian|author=DistroWatch}}{{cite web|url=https://lists.debian.org/debian-devel/2000/10/msg02219.html|title=Progeny Linux Systems Announces Progeny Debian Beta One}} is a defunct operating system. Progeny Debian was discontinued on 1 October 2001.{{cite web |title=Progeny Debian has been discontinued and is no longer supported. |url=http://www.progeny.com/unsupported/ |website=Progeny |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20031021053417/http://www.progeny.com/unsupported/ |archive-date=2003-10-21}}
Progeny Debian was a commercial version of Debian. Its key selling point were the enhancements like a graphical installation, better hardware support, management tools and customer support.{{cite web |title=Progeny Linux Systems |url=http://www.progeny.com/ |website=Progeny |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010611173619/http://www.progeny.com/ |archive-date=2001-06-11}}
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20060104005045/http://www.progenylinux.com/ Archive] of progenylinux.com
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