[Dwn-trans-commit] CVS public_html/src/Writing/DWN

CVS User joey joey at infodrom.org
Thu Dec 14 11:51:39 CET 2006


Update of /var/cvs/infodrom.org/public_html/src/Writing/DWN
In directory finlandia:/home/users/joey/Projects/Web/public_html/src/Writing/DWN

Modified Files:
	dwn-2006-42.wml 
Log Message:
Contribution by Sebastian: .au satalites

--- /var/cvs/infodrom.org/public_html/src/Writing/DWN/dwn-2006-42.wml	2006/12/11 14:05:11	1.14
+++ /var/cvs/infodrom.org/public_html/src/Writing/DWN/dwn-2006-42.wml	2006/12/14 10:51:38	1.15
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@
 href="http://lists.debian.org/debian-boot/2006/12/msg00088.html">\
 dropped</a>.</p>
 
-# From: Sebastian Feltel <sebastian at feltel.de> (2x)
+# From: Sebastian Feltel <sebastian at feltel.de> (3x)
 
 <p><strong>Etch-CD with KDE as default Desktop.</strong> Joey Hess <a
 href="http://kitenet.net/~joey/blog/entry/KDE_CD.html">announced</a>
@@ -80,6 +80,18 @@
 href="http://bugs.debian.org/release-critical/">release-critical</a> bugs and
 security support.</p>
 
+<p><strong>Debian powers Australias largest satellite network.</strong>
+Andre Felipe Machado <a href=
+"http://lists.debian.org/debian-publicity/2006/12/msg00016.html">pointed</a>
+out that Australias largest internet-by-satellite network "<a href=
+"http://www.nswnet.net/rurallink/">NSW.net Rural Link</a>" is powerd by
+Debian GNU/Linux based routers. In the state of New South Wales there
+are 75 towns linked together with an combination of Wireless LAN and
+satellite based internet uplinks. Debian was <a
+href="http://www.computerworld.com.au/index.php/id;55499617;fp;4;fpid;18">
+chosen</a> as operating systems for the network routers due to its known
+realiability and ease of package management.</p>
+
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