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Interview with Mandrake Linux Founder Gael Duval

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the a-bit-of-the-biz dept.

mcleodnine writes "In this interview Gael Duval comments on MandrakeSoft's just released financials. He also comments on his decision to base Mandrake on Red Hat (over Slackware), the timeline for getting out of Chapter 11, the recent UserLinux manifesto and barriers to acceptance for Linux on the desktop."

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  1. Uh-oh by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/showthread .php?threadid=126031
    "jeremy
    root"

    You shouldn't post to forums as root, it's a sure sign you're a newbie ;)

    Fortress of Insanity

  2. Re:Very interesting... by 77Punker · · Score: 2, Funny


    That pales in comparison to a potential answer...

    Q"What distro would you use without Mandrake?"
    A"Caldera"

    </joke>

  3. Re:Artical Text by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny


    Or how about "Karma whore" points?
    Too many, and you get a "Karma STD" and you can't post for 9 hours.

  4. If there were no Mandrake... by sanctimonius+hypocrt · · Score: 2, Funny

    LQ) If you couldn't use Mandrake what Linux distribution would you use?

    GD) This is the most difficult question I ever had to answer in an interview! :-) That's a frightening question actually because I can't see any alternative that could fit my requirements: friendly, full-featured, powerful, stable, fully open-sourced...

    So, if there were no Mandrake it would be neccessary to create one!

  5. Gotta love... by gregarican · · Score: 3, Funny

    the Microsoft Windows Services for UNIX banner ads that are liberally sprinkled through the /. site. The ads should have an amputee starting blankly at a Rubik's Cube.

  6. Re:I know your watching Bruce! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    No problem at all for calling out.

    However, I don't understand what these UserLinux, Debian or "/." mean, could you lay it out in simpler words ?

    --
    Bruce Springsteen.