Editing 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 Linux distribution|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.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://lwn.net/Articles/80473/|title=An Early Look at Progeny Debian 2.0|author=Ladislav Bodnar|publisher=LWN}}</ref>
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 ==
[[File:Progeny30pr2-en-Screenshot.png|thumb|right|Progeny 3.0 – Developer Edition PR2]]

''Progeny Componentized Linux'', usually called ''Progeny Debian'',<ref>{{cite web|url=http://distrowatch.com/table.php?distribution=progeny|title=DistroWatch.com: Progeny Debian|author=DistroWatch}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://lists.debian.org/debian-devel/2000/10/msg02219.html|title=Progeny Linux Systems Announces Progeny Debian Beta One}}</ref> is a defunct operating system. Progeny Debian was discontinued on 1 October 2001.<ref>{{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}}</ref>

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.<ref>{{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}}</ref>

==See also==
*[[Corel Linux]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.zdnet.com/home-and-office/networking/corel-linux-plans-up-in-the-air/|title=Corel Linux plans up in the air|author=Mary Jo Foley|work=ZDNet}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20060104005045/http://www.progenylinux.com/ Archive] of progenylinux.com

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