Mandrake Releases 9.1b1, New Packaging Model

Posted by timothy on Friday January 10, 2003 @07:30AM from the listening-to-users dept.

DCowern writes "Mandrake today announced version 9.1 of their distribution. While there are some interesting choices for new packages (like kernel 2.4.21pre2 and XFree86 4.3 beta) the most groundbreaking thing about this release is the way in which they decide which packages are "high priority" for development and inclusion in the standard install. Any registered user at MandrakeClub can vote. Their opinion is that no one knows where development effort needs to be spent better than the end-user." Update: 01/10 19:38 GMT by T : That's "distribution."

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run mandrake by Anonymous Coward · 2003-01-10 07:41 · Score: 1, Offtopic

Usually - when friends come to me asking questions of .. 'what distro should i run etc.' .. I tell them .. "Run mandrake or red hat" .. its the polite way of saying 'FUCK OFF, GET LOST, I DON'T GIVE A FUCK WHAT YOU RUN - YOU'RE JUST GOING TO ASK ME 10 BILLION MORE QUESTIONS ANYWAYS"