FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: GNU Nano Development Team nano@nano-editor.org http://www.nano-editor.org GNU Nano 1.0 Released ALBANY, NY - March 22, 2001 - The GNU nano development team today released version 1.0 of their flagship (and only) product, the GNU nano text editor. GNU nano brings a friendly and intuitive editing environment to users of Unix(1)-like operating systems. "We have worked very hard to provide a solid and easy to use editor for both the casual and power user. With version 1.0, users can expect a completely bug free and emotionally fulfilling text editing experience (2)," blurts Chris Allegretta, program maintainer. "GNU nano follows in the software industry's rich tradition of 'point-zero' releases which contain absolutely no bugs whatsoever." GNU nano has won the highly coveted "Best Pico clone whose name begins with 'n' and ends with 'o'" award two years in a row. More fictional awards are expected to be awarded soon. The GNU nano development team is located throughout the United States, Canada and Europe. For more information, please visit their web site at http://www.nano-editor.org or email nano@nano-editor.org. The GNU Project pages are located at http://www.gnu.org. (1) UNIX is a registered trademark in the United States and other countries licensed exclusively through The Open Group. (2) Actual stability and emotional state experienced may vary.