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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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Spyware? by devphaeton · 2003-10-14 05:26 · Score: 0, Troll

Somehow i remember reading something about spyware in the last release of mandrake. Too bad i can't find the links now.

Sorry folks. I won't touch you with a 10m pole now.

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Re:Now 100% Free Software, cool by The+One+KEA · 2003-10-14 05:38 · Score: 0, Troll

Since when is Netscape a proprietary application? Sources have been available since 1998!

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So let's give everyone access to it by bogie · 2003-10-14 06:22 · Score: 0, Troll

"Mandrake Linux 9.2 is a "100% Free Software" product. This means that everyone is granted the right to access the sources, modify and redistribute the software"

Funny then that this download is only for paying memembers. Like some others have pointed out, public Bittorent link please. If its truly free redistribute it. I like Mandrake, but I respect the right to access free software a hell of a lot more.

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