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Mandrake Linux 9.0 Beta 1

Posted by michael on Tuesday July 23, 2002 @05:20AM 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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Re:This is good stuff by disappear · 2002-07-23 05:57 · Score: 5, Funny

So I don't own, or use, Linux. But I've resolved to make Mandrake my distro when and if I decide to give it a try.
Translation: I don't have the slightest idea what I'm talking about. But I've made some decisions.
they're packed with features, lots of options, both GNOME and K desktops, and an easy installation
Translation: I can read the website, and this is what it says.
The fact is, any mainstream general-purpose Linux distribution has both GNOME and KDE, tons of features, and tons of options. While Mandrake's installer is nice, it's not worlds ahead of anybody else's anymore. (OK, it's ahead of Debian's in terms of user-friendliness, but what isn't?) Heck, even the Red Hat's installer is friendly these days.

Nice. I know that you can't do everything with Linux that you can with a current Mac or PC; everyone knows that.
Translation: I'm a troll. Don't take me seriously.