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Mandrake Linux 9.2 Hits the Street

Posted by michael on Tuesday October 14, 2003 @05:11AM from the not-debian-but-pretty-good-anyway dept.

joestar writes "Just announced at Mandrake's website, Mandrake 9.2 (FiveStar) has just been released. Mandrake Club members get full access to 9.2 ISOs (through BitTorrent), as well as... all 9.2 contributors and translators. But the best news, in addition to all (impressive) 9.2 features is that everybody can access the traditional binary & sources tree! Public release of Mandrake 9.2 ISOs will happen at the same time as Mandrake 9.2 Pack availability in retail. It makes sense."

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What's the big deal? by FrankNputer · 2003-10-14 07:33 · Score: 0, Flamebait

I really don't see the big deal about giving the "club members" a bit of early access. So you have to wait a couple weeks for the free d/l - BFD. Quit whining. If you can't stand it, then pony up a few bux for the cause. (Besides - the club members get first crack at bug discovery...)

I personally will wait this time - but I have given Mandrake my cash in the past, and felt very good about doing so because IMO they have provided me with the most consistently useable distros for over 4 years now. When RH5.2 choked on my former PC, and SuSE 6.0's yast couldn't find its ass with both - umm - hands, Mdk went in without a hitch.