First Mandrake 9.1 Review Out

icantblvitsnotbutter writes "With Mandrake Linux 9.1 right around the corner, it's OSNews first out of the gates with a review of this desktop-oriented distro's latest release. The review is actually pretty bland, skimming the surface to linger on some of Eugenia's pet peeves. Having used 9.1 in a production environment since beta 3, I can say that the improvements to the installation and the signature Mandrake tools are much-appreciated. Don't forget that Mandrake Club members get their own set of mirrors, as well as being eligible for extras like the voting process that selected the packages for the 9.1 release." Update: 03/25 18:29 GMT by T : anyweb also points out a review of Red Hat Linux 9 on the same site, writing "an informative article -- well I had to say that, I wrote it ;-)"

Comments

Exclusive my ass!

[Linux-based-robots]

I bet Eugenia just donloaded the latest Cooker release and reviewed that! :)

Re:Good for them...

[Dot.Com.CEO]

Well, I like Mandrake a lot and I wish them all the luck in the world in making an excellent office / home distribution. But using Mandrake to learn Linux? I don't think so.

When you finish the installation of Mandrake (or Redhat or SuSe), you usually have a fully working system. You might want to tweak here or there, or install a newer X driver but, generally, it works. Now compare this with debian, or even better, Slackware. Debian and Slackware force you to fix things, they force you to know what is happening in your computer and they force you to look around man pages to fix it. Don't get me wrong, I think it is excellent that people don't have to manually select modules from a never ending list or try to guess what options in the module might do, but where is the fun in that?

If you want a system that just works, just install Redhat, Suse or Mandrake. If you want to learn, just dive in and use Slackware for the raw *nix experience or Debian if you think you canno live without dependency checking.

Re:I used Debian 1.3

[tuffy]

You hear all the time about how bad X is, but when you ask what exactly is wrong with X, you get nothing but - silence.

X11 is old and therefore needs to be replaced - much like the wheel.

Re:Who is Eugenia, and why do we care?

[sharkey]

Then, when she was in charge, she'd lash out at her readers (look at her webpage). She was the editor, but didn't speak good english, so she had many spelling and grammar mistakes. But don't correct her, that'd just make her superpissed.

Hold the phone, I thought CmdrTaco was a guy!

Re:I love Linux 9.0!

[sharkey]

... Linux 9.1 is even better!

So easy to use, no wonder it's 9.1!

Hmm.. mandrake beta in production

[smcavoy]

"Having used 9.1 in a production environment since beta 3"
Ummm... Mandrake in a production environment is bad enough, but a BETA? Isn't that like pulling your pants down, holding your ankles while in the middle of a stampeed of horses?