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Mandrake Linux... Not Dead Yet?
bloodeu writes "Mandrake Linux has been beaten down by linux experts alike, but this new release of Mandrake may hold many promising Linux users
what they have been waiting for, like NTFS resizing(which is a first), Automatic Network config(zeroconf), Supermount, and
many more. You can download the Mandrake 9.1 RC1 Here"
The obligatory Monty Python reference. I'll go sit quietly now.
"An unarmed man can only flee from evil, and evil is not overcome by fleeing from it." Col. Jeff Cooper
Trying to out live apple
I just heard some sad news on talk radio - Operating system distro Mandrake was found dead in it's Paris siege this morning. There weren't any more details. I'm sure everyone in the Slashdot community will miss it - even if you didn't enjoy their work, there's no denying their contributions to the free software movement. Truly a French icon.
Mandrake was a French distro....so it will never die.
Surrender, yes, but die? Never (pronounced: Nev'air!)
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Have you read the moderator guidelines? Well, have you, PUNK? (and I want a Karma: Gnarly option)
France Surrenders!!
4.21 kernel
Wow, I had no idea Mandrake was so advanced!
Mandrake is the ONLY good thing ever to come from France.
Cheese, wine, food, women with hairy armpits ????
(ok maybe not the last one) but the first 3 deserve some recognition
Alex
4.21 kernel
Wow, I had no idea Mandrake was so advanced!
Lisdexia is a terrible disease.
Tequila: It's not just for breakfast anymore!
Remember, kids: Nothing makes a better first impression than corrupting a user's existing NTFS partition during installation.
I predate ANY distro, back when the kernel wouldn't even properly compile..
And I've still found Caldera's to be the easiest for the newbie to install, if it supports your hardware..
Though, with the incarnation of 'unitedlinux' and their recent SCO attitudes, I've stopped recommending them to clients as they cant be trusted..
( Disclaimer, I moved to FBSD for 'server land' a while ago, due to the progressively fragmenting Linux desktop community.. )
---- Booth was a patriot ----
Mandrake is the ONLY good thing ever to come from France.
I assume from this statement that you don't drink wine, and don't eat at all.
I am TheRaven on Soylent News
Distributions keep getting larger and larger, but now they come with promising Linux users? Wow! What will they think of next?
I like big butts and I cannot lie.
Be careful, 4.21, being an odd-numbered release, is primarily for developers and advanced users.
Ballsy move by Mandrake, since they're known as a beginner's distro.
I'm waiting for 4.22 before I use it in production.
You mean to say Le Chapitre Onze. :-) Oh la la.
- Mandrake (afaik) was the first and so far only Linux distro to be sold as a standalone product in Walmart, and I bought several versions there (as the king of Swamp Castle says "... just to show 'em!"). Software specifics aside, this is another good reason to be grateful to Mandrake, whether you use their distro or not. Lindows was *not* the first Walmart-associated Linux :) [And I could be wrong -- perhaps they also had Red Hat, dunno.]
:(. I would rather have hot pokers shoved up my ass than ever have to go to that place.
More power to you for defending Mandrake 'n all... but wtf. Wal-mart is Hell-On-Earth(tm). It's the kind of place you'd be sent there for an eternity as punishment for your sins. It's a clubhouse for the fat, ugly, and painfully stupid. If you escape the parking lot without being hit by someone you should be on your knees thanking whichever god you worship. Hell just the name alone screams redneck central
Yay for Mandrake 'n all... but Wal-mart is NOTHING to brag about.
It's true. Powell's sattellite photos proved the Iraqis had a forklift AND two trucks. If they get a bulldozer they'll have Bob the Builder.
I renewed my Mandrake membership last week, did you?
Why would I? You just spent 5 minutes saying that it is dead. Duh!
But with a new release, I'll get everything on the same page... and then repeat the process until 9.2!
Berto
What do you think people were using 3-4 years ago?
Really slow X, or Windows.
Then we'll cut the number of dead and dieing compnay storeies in half for the next 5-10 years.
Colin Powell had a class for slow learners at the UN ... fast forward a couple of months, tune in CNN, and see what sort of threats were uncovered by advancing American Armed Forces as they look for weapons of mass destruction. Today's keyword: "Tip of the Iceberg".
It's true. Powell's sattellite photos proved the Iraqis had a forklift AND two trucks. If they get a bulldozer they'll have Bob the Builder.
Yes, but they can combine and form Devastator.
it's easy, just do blah, blah
Is knowing you downloaded The 3 ISOs before it was posted on slashdot.
arcane for life
But after having to pay for that bandwidth spike caused by slashdot.
Get a free ipod.
What you mean actually get of your lazy @$$ do something. Way to much work.
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