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Mandrake Appealing to Community, Again

Posted by michael on from the maxing-out-the-credit-cards dept.

An anonymous reader writes "It seems that MandrakeSoft's short-term financial problem is worse than was thought. A new page on the Mandrake web site says: 'Everyone who is concerned with the company's future is encouraged to read and distribute the following message. In order to reach the next release, MandrakeSoft currently needs to raise cash, and quickly complete the Increase of Capital.' Darn, and I thought they were almost over this hump. Looks like a good time to help recruit Mandrake supporters for the Club."

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  1. Looks like the French need saving... by coldtone · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    again.

  2. Are they a French company? by mrm677 · · Score: 1, Flamebait

    If so, that explains why they ask for handouts.

    What really irks me is that the French people can't stand Americans even though we bailed them out of both WWI and WWII. Yeah, 60 years ago..right. Tell that to my relatives who were killed in France.

  3. Political Decision by EzInKy · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    I've bought a few of Mandrake's boxed sets in the last few years...7.0, 7.2, 8.1, and downloaded 9.0 with the intention of purchasing it as soon as I saw it on the shelves. Honestly, I've been more and more impressed with it with each release.

    But I didn't want my money going to France, a country for which many of my forefathers shed their blood to keep free from tyranny, yet today is so anti-US that it supports terrorism over a fellow democracy.

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  4. Badabum by inerte · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Houdini would be proud of Mandrake.

    They are asking for donations... Fine. Except that they sell closed-source software.

    Guess what! I still have principles. If you think I am going to help Mandrake to sell proprietary code, forget it!

    Damn.

    It's like if Moby Dick asked Captain Ahab for fish.

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