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Newest Mandrake Linux Delayed

Posted by timothy on from the damnable-import-duties dept.

Jens Lönn writes: "Linux seller MandrakeSoft has had to delay shipment of its newest version of Linux because of problems in moving manufacturing to the United States. Mandrake Linux 8.1 is available as a download, but the first CDs of the product were supposed to ship by the end of September. "Getting 8.1 production up and running in North America has been a slow and expensive process," the company said in a e-mail message to those who have ordered the CD." Since Mandrake makes certains things so easy (smooth installation), I hope they soon get their newest release again on Walmart shelves across the U.S.

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  1. Right and wrong. by Gendou · · Score: 1, Redundant

    Certainly his facts are incorrect, and I myself had to stiffle a giggle at the Internet Explorer comments, but is it really productive to blame a new user for being a new user? "New users to Open Source are stupid about Open Source." Well, no kidding: that's why they're new users.

    Does it really help the Open Source Community to call inexperienced users "idiots" rather than explaining to them how things work; for example, why there's no Internet Explorer for Linux? Now that most distros are shipping with either no manual (just a "quick install sheet"), a 12-page manual covering just the installation, or a 2000-page manual that'll never be opened, there's no way for new users to know these things -- they have to be told.

    Do you really think most users who are frustrated by their first Linux installation experience (which is a perfectly normal situation for the new user to be in if he isn't a geek guru like us) and are told that they're "useless idiots" because of it are going to make a SECOND attempt?

    I don't.

  2. Documentation? by Gendou · · Score: 1, Redundant

    I read through the Adequacy website very thoroughly, and although I must admit that the site perplexes me, I see nothing that indicates the site isn't totally serious. I read through the mission statement, the FAQ, the meta page, and so forth, and I didn't see the word "Satire" anywhere. I even went so far as to e-mail one of the editors asking what was going on with the site, and once asked on their IRC channel, and every time I was told the site was completely serious.

    It's a scary thought, but the site seems to be legit, unless you can document otherwise.