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Mandrake 9.2 RC1

Posted by timothy on from the speed-up-the-slowdown dept.

RabidChipmunk writes "Mandrake 9.2RC1 is out. Go get it with bit-torrent and speed up my download. I like the idea that posting to Slashdot could actually speed up a download. It seems so wrong." If you're on a slow pipe, don't underestimate the throughput of the postal system. Mark Walker writes "Mandrake Linux 9.2 RC1 is appearing on mirrors as I type this. We're currently downloading it from Mandrake, for http://www.budgetlinuxcds.com."

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  1. Message from http://www.budgetlinuxcds.com by mattrix2k · · Score: 5, Funny

    The following message was presented by http://www.budgetlinuxcds.com for all your budget linux cds!

    "Mandrake Linux 9.2 RC1 is appearing on mirrors as I type this. We're currently downloading it from Mandrake, for http://www.budgetlinuxcds.com."
    I'm sorry, but this is a blatant advert. Why did the editors include that?
    --matt from http://www.budgetlinuxcds.com

    Go to http://www.budgetlinuxcds.com
    Thats right folks, http://www.budgetlinuxcds.com
    Don't forget, http://www.budgetlinuxcds.com

    1. Re:Message from http://www.budgetlinuxcds.com by Lxy · · Score: 2, Funny

      It's ok. They'll be /.'d to hell and learn not to advertise here.

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    2. Re:Message from http://www.budgetlinuxcds.com by mshiltonj · · Score: 4, Funny

      ...not all advertising is evil...

      What you say?!

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    3. Re:Message from http://www.budgetlinuxcds.com by JCCyC · · Score: 2, Funny

      Never underestimate the bandwidth of three CDRoms sent via snail mail.

      Yes, but the ping times suck.

  2. as Linus said ... by Abm0raz · · Score: 1, Funny

    If you're on a slow pipe, don't underestimate the throughput of the postal system.

    "Never underestimate the bandwidth of a station wagon filled with back-up tapes." -Linus

    -Ab

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    1. Re:as Linus said ... by ianezz · · Score: 3, Funny
      Revisionism?

      That quote actually is by Andrew Tanenbaum (from "Computer Networks"):

      "Never underestimate the bandwidth of a station wagon full of tapes hurtling down the highway."

      Instead, this one has been attributed to Linus:

      Real Men don't make backups. They upload it via ftp and let the world mirror it.

  3. If you'd bothered looking on Mandrake's website... by adrianbaugh · · Score: 4, Funny

    This has been out for ages. I would have played with it over a week ago but I couldn't face grabbing ISOs over a 56k line :-) Actually, I'd just be finishing about now...

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  4. Re:Mandrake is my best friend - at home by stibnite · · Score: 4, Funny

    Yes, but have they delivered on what really counts? I want to see some earth tones, and some new pastels in the gui.

  5. easy by SweetAndSourJesus · · Score: 5, Funny

    We're supposed to bitch endlessly about how this is an advertisement.

    Discuss amongst yourselves.

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  6. A question.. by Dutchmaan · · Score: 4, Funny

    So what does this story have to do with Apple!?

    If you guys are gonna run a mac site you need to run Apple stories!

    (for the humor impaired, that was tongue in cheek)

  7. I also am outraged! by Bistronaut · · Score: 4, Funny

    If the /. editors keep this up, Slashdot will loose its reputation for only reporting on important social issues and touching human-interest stories!

  8. Re:explane me by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    Open them in notepad and print them. They're fun to look at and if you stare long enough, you'll see things.

  9. Re:is this an advertisement? by TheLevelHeadedOne · · Score: 3, Funny

    I think we're supposed to sit back, laugh at, and talk about the bit torrent downloaders because most of them will finish downloading about the same time as the cheap cd would arrive...

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  10. maybe they paid slashdot to post the story? by joeldg · · Score: 3, Funny

    with the blatant advert in that post I am wondering if they paid for the post?

    Hrm.. that might be a new marketing angle from slashdot..

    News for nerds, stuff that people paid 'us' for 'you' to look at.

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  11. Re:Down with France! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    Didn't the French Revolutionaries wear red hats?

  12. Re:Thats how you pay for "products" by Arandir · · Score: 2, Funny

    but the Club Membership costs Mandrake basically nothing

    Sounds like price gouging to me...

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