The Linux Distribution HOWTO
Eric S. Raymond <esr@thyrsus.com>
-v6.8, 8 February 2000
+v6.9, 8 June 2000
This document is intended to help new users choose a Linux distribution,
@@ -143,11 +143,11 @@ distributions available on CD-ROM and accessible to Linux novices.
As a result, the three-tier structure of primary distribution
builders, value-added repackagers, and bottom-feeding CD shovellers
that used to define the market has nearly collapsed. To be
- competitive in 1997, a Linux outfit (whether commercial or
- noncommercial) has to offer reasonable support and behave like a
- primary distribution builder, whether it's really one or not. So
- as long as you look for a recent freeze date, it is pretty hard to
- get stuck with a dud distribution these days.
+ competitive in the third millennium, a Linux outfit (whether
+ commercial or noncommercial) has to offer reasonable support and
+ behave like a primary distribution builder, whether it's really one
+ or not. So as long as you look for a recent freeze date, it is
+ pretty hard to get stuck with a dud distribution these days.
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