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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 ;-)"
They are in bankruptcy court. Bankrupt != out of business.
They are going through the French equivalent of bankruptcy IIRC. They are restructuring themselves and ridding themselves of unprofitable ventures. I can't remember if they have emerged from bankruptcy or not, but development on Mandrake Linux never really stopped.
Why, o why must the sky fall when I've learned to fly?
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.
Mother is the best bet and don't let Satan draw you too fast.
X11 is old and therefore needs to be replaced - much like the wheel.
Ita erat quando hic adveni.