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Mandrake Releases 8.2 Beta

Posted by timothy on from the gnice-and-kute dept.

joestar writes: "As seen at Mandrake's website, Mandrake Linux 8.2 Beta seems to be available for download at different places. The new features include the ability to install a Mandrake as small as 65Mb on the HD, and encrypted file-system support. I guess it's the good time to report all bugs we don't want to see in the final version. Very promising release, worth a look at!"

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  1. No by NiftyNews · · Score: 5, Funny

    "I guess it's the good time to report all bugs we don't want to see in the final version.

    No, it's time for you to report all the bugs that shouldn't be in my final version. Now get back to work testing my future software.

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  2. I like their attitude by Uttles · · Score: 5, Funny

    Before we could react, the beast managed to mirror itself on a multitude of public FTP servers, which makes any attempts to capture it futile. All we can do at the moment is to keep an up-to-date list of public FTP servers on which the first beta has been sighted so far on the "downloads" page of the Mandrake Linux site.

    I don't know if they just made the whole "accidental release" story up or not, but either way their attitude is pretty funny about this. Apparently they didn't mean for people to get their hands on it, but now that it's out there they are helping everyone download it, giving out the specs, and encouraging bug reports. Sounds like a good development team.

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  3. Linux By The Pound? by lunenburg · · Score: 5, Funny

    Does Mandrake still have the neato-keen "Linux By The Pound" feature in the installer? Where, instead of selecting packages, you choose the total number of MB to install via a slider.

    "I'm feeling saucy. I'll try 456MB of Linux today."

    "Oh, I better take it easy. Only 95MB of Linux for me."

    It just struck me as really funny for some reason.

    1. Re:Linux By The Pound? by jd142 · · Score: 3, Funny

      I miss the "Welcome to Crackers" security setting. Oh well.

  4. Re:Wonderful by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    You really should find something more productive for your mom to day. I mean get her set up with the EFF reading through and summarizing court cases or something.

  5. Re:Mandrake is evolving too slowly by Nailer · · Score: 3, Funny

    And what about ICONS!!!! The Mandrake icons and the menu system itself are both totally unprofessional. Can Mandrake afford to pay an icon designer who knows how to make icons in more than two shades of blue?

    They do employ a professional designer, who has more than enough experience designing playrooms for four year old children in over thirty different child care centers, thank you very much...