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Mandrake Linux 9.0 Beta 1

Posted by michael on from the keep-both-pieces-when-it-breaks dept.

leviramsey writes "MandrakeSoft has released the first beta of the next version of its distribution. It features XFree86 4.2, KDE 3.0, GNOME 2.0, and is compiled with gcc-3.1, which (alas) makes it incompatible with a fair amount of commercial software."

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  1. Where's the love? by Storm+Damage · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Mandrake puts out a beta, and it gets front-page coverage, but Debian Woody finally goes gold, and Rob isn't all over it? I know there was a Debian article last week and all, but I'd think that after almost 2 years this would be a significant cause for cheerleading and celebration!

  2. RedHat Limbo by DeadBugs · · Score: 1, Flamebait

    The new Redhat Beta "Limbo" has a similiar feature set that includes gcc 3.1. Seeing that Mandrake is based off of Redhat they are probably just moving right along following Redhat's lead

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  3. what about netbsd by LiquidPC · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    slashdot is unbelievable, they post BETA info of mandrake on the FRONT page but not NetBSD 1.5.3 being released yesterday. This is a BETA release for crying out loud, it's even more buggy than mandrake is when it's actually released. slashdot editors need a kick in the head for being linux-infatuated rejects.

  4. Slapped together desktops by DrXym · · Score: 1, Flamebait
    I hope Mandrake are paying better attention to usability than they have in the past. The default GNOME / KDE desktops in 8.2 were simply atrocious which is one of the reasons I jumped ship back to Red Hat. A generic desktop slapped together with some godawful homegrown config tools makes for a lousy user experience. I wonder how the walmart crowd will cope!

    Perhaps money is the issue, but since I got an email from them today saying they'll be profitable by the end of the year I hope they devote some serious attention to it.