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Mandrake Asks for Support
Many people wrote in with this news: "Mandrake Linux today reports having a short-term money crunch. They call for users to become members to help float them through the short-term viability issue. Membership dues are the preferred method over budget/project cuts."
It might be a good idea to pitch in and help out Mandrake, but it is surely not a good idea to contribute anything to Slashdot, especially when they employ such shady characters as Michael Sims
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I love all the trolling the AC cocksuckers are doing with this one. Let's see..I wonder what IP block (Redmond) they are originating from? IF you read it, you will see that they are on track to actually make money this year. I for one have indeed contributed the paltry $60 USD for what I consider a great Linux distro. Compare that to the $299 that Uncle Billy will be taking out on your sorry asses, you M$ apologist. Oh wait, you guys can d/l that for free from the warez groups. Nevermind.
"Klaatu, verada, necktie!" -Ash
Great but for about 50 cents I can do this by downloading it and burning it myself.
$60 or 50 cents.... Hmm... $60 or 50 cents... Tough choice.
when a commie OS runs out of money. It doesn't take a genius mind to understand how free OS + restrictions on OS license to make money=no profit. Too bad the Linux community can't understand this, ne?
The fundumental problem Mandrake has is that it's not around for it's own well-being, but rather for the sake of the community. They, as well as most socialist outfits, seem to think the community is more important than their bottom line, than the self. But when it comes to making money in a capitalist system, the ideal is to work for the self, to produce, to create a product desired by the consumer. The capitalist produces for his own benefit, the consumer buys for his own benefit. It's a mutual exchange.
Now, when Mandrake begin asking for money, they're depending on the community. Why? Because they're not a real business. They're a socialist outfit. By its very nature, socialism cannot earn money through capitalistic methods, so instead it has to rely on the immoral "begging for money" alternative.
Jews smell like jewish people.
There are currently 2,000 Mandrake Club members. If they can get 8,000 more, they're fine.
Hold on, I'm having trouble finding my credit card due to the tears in my eyes from gut laughing
~jeff
What has Mandrake gave to me?
What has Mandrake gave to the community?
I don't mean to seam selfish here, but why should we donate to this company when there are many other ones that could use our support, eg: http://www.eff.org/support/
What reason is there for me to donate? More people for me to answer questions for on how to "hlp nstal aol" and "does asp run on linux"
I know I'm coming off a little bithcy, but bare with me. I'm sure a lot of you feel the same way here.
I'm a big retard who forgot to log out of Slashdot on Mike's computer! LOOK AT ME.
You're wasting your time, especially when you flag your troll out with that sig.
If you're gonna troll, try doing it with some style next time.
Breaking even in the .com world means that you are actually MAKING money, assmunch. Nobody ever said anything about buyin stock in this company. Paying for a distribution that is actually worth it benefits everyone. Including your sorry ass, trollboy.
"Klaatu, verada, necktie!" -Ash
You know this publicly-traded company is screwed when stoops to begging for donations to stay afloat! It's not like these guys are a bunch of hackers banging out code in their spare time, this is a corporation that should have the financial smarts to keep a few months of cash in reserve. Hey, I like Mandrake as much as the next guy, but it's obvious that their programmers are FAR more talent than their accounting and PR staff.
I wonder what their few remaining stockholders think of this obvious mis-management of funding? I'd bail out now, before this company becomes nothing more than a headline on fuckedcompany.com.
...spend 5 bucks on a Mandrake subscription, talk about it on Slashdot, and get your 5 bucks back in karma points. ;)
I'm depressed. I have three weeks to myself in a brand new house ina great community it is spring break and I have no one to spend it with.
So I had my fisrt couple of seven of beers/alcohol today. Something like Smirnof Ice and something else I can't remember. I hate beer. I dislike alcohol. Mostly having to do with taste. It doesn;t taste good. I've had some before. Downed a glass of scotch straight up, tasted wines, whisky and tequila. All taste quite bad. So I'm not going to drink I think.
Dammit I hear people drink when feeling down but it don't help. Anyway to get to point. I am alone for three weeks. Oh I had a party on Saturday with friends. Went excellent. Watched Memento. Love that running chasing scene thoought. Before I watched Jay and Silent Bob and Evil Dead 2. All good you know Evil Dead 2 despite being all b movie is still better than most carp hollywood spits out. Get it, "spits out"? ANyway
I hate telling personal things. I hate whining. So usuallly I keep things to myself and deal things with myself. I should now but I need to get something out and Internet is better than bothering friends with my problems.
Why can't I find a nice lady? It isn't about sex. I mean I could have had sex in high school. One was a cute burnette with this great smile, the other girl was the most developed, once I even had a drunk cousin come on to me, and the girls said they feel comfortamble around me. But I wanted a relationship but thought I should wait. I was what? 14-17 through high school. I didn't want a relationship then because we would have to break up if we went to different unibercites. So I thought to save the pain of seperation for her and me so I never pushed for a relatioship with anyone. I was waiting for Universecity because I could find a nice mature girl who had more understanding of life and be more sure of herself than a highschool girl.
I was 17 then and am 20 now with two semesters and one summer before I graduate and am still single and never been out on a date. I don't ask for much in life. Would rather work to get things. Theree are two things I really want though. The ability to help people, I read a lot of comics and it sort of gave me some raising along with parents. and a person I can spend my life with, at this rate preferably female. I try to be a nice guy at least. I don't pressure or push orr do bad things like drink (ha ha) smoke or drugs or such htings. I could stand to be more fit. I'm not fat at all but could stand to work out a bit more. I've been described as cute. So why is it that when I find a nice girl, she doesn't like me or is taken?
What is it I am doing wrong here? I see guys do practically notihng and manage to get dates and girlfriends. There is this girl I like but she has a boyfriend already. We always talk in class along with my friends. She is a waitress and my friends say she scares them because she seems pissed off all the time and she says she hates people because of the way they treat her when she is at work. Usually I always manage to make her simle and laugh somehow. She has this thing where she tries to keep herself from laughing by tyring to keep her lips together and smiling but she can't and she turns this beautiful shade of red. So I asked her once if the rest of her turned pink too. All my friends and her and her friend laughed because we are comfortable enough to joke like that. But when it seems like she has a boyfriend who calls her a slut while talking on the cellphone and she never talks about him and always seems pissed and never says she had a good weekend when I ask, she stays with him. I'm not asking her or wanting her to break up with him. I don't want to do anything to make it such because that wold be wrong and she can do it herself if she wants something better as long as she is happy. She knows I like her and sometime we trade stares sorta..,but nothing happens and despite my wishing I know nothing will.
So why do guys like that have great women but I can't seem to find anyone? I mean hell, I try to do good things, I try to help people like feeding homeless and spending my time helping others wehn anyone else would just brush them off to do their thing like sitting. What the hell is it with me? I don't think I look that bad. I've been called cute and nice ass. Is it because I don't command women or something? I've been called confident so if women like that I think I am. I don't push or pressure or smother. I don't usually swear in life but am not shy in that I don't even approach women. I may be selective because I don't see why I should waste time with someone becase I don't want ot settle. I am not particular in that I want the beauty queen or am so set in specific. We only live once, so why not go for the gold. I have only been interested in 4 women that I know I would want to spend time with or attempt to have a relatiohip with. I even leave it up to the woman to decide if they want me or not. I make it known that I like them through actions but leave it to them to decide. Is that wrong?
I have three weeks in an empty house. I dont mind being alone or the quiet or something like that. I just so want to just have someone to spend time with. SO I am drunk on leftover beer and depressed thinking and posting an E/N thread. I don't post usually so as not to waste other people's time with my useless banter but I often see others do the same thing.
Jesus, I'm bothering a forum who have no clue about me to answer. Oh well..Fuck it. Go ahead and flame me amd I'm drunk enough so I could be set on fire and provide a show. Ill regret this so much but fuck I'd rather get it out of my system. Thanks I think.
Why wouldn't you donate to KDE/Gnome directly?
Heck, I think buying corporate development licenses from qt (kde) and donating GTK (Gnome!) would be a better alternative.
I just don't see anything that mandrake has done for the community, people should donate money for kernel.org's bandwidth, osdn, but Mandrake? What about redhat (which mandrake was earlier based from, "redhat with kde" as some say).
This is probably going to come off as another Troll moderation, I'm speaking my mind of how I feel, and why I am not going to donate money to Mandrake.
I'm a big retard who forgot to log out of Slashdot on Mike's computer! LOOK AT ME.