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PCLinuxOS 2K4: Mandrake Meets The Live CD

Posted by timothy on from the and-it's-not-knoppix dept.

NoahsLinuxArk2K3 writes "For those of you who may not be familiar with PCLinuxOS, it's a Linux distro derived from Mandrake Linux 9.2, developed by none other than Texstar from PCLinuxOnline (best known for his RPM work for the same distro). The new distro is primarily a Live CD, but can also be installed to the hard drive. It is still in preview release, but at 306 hits per day, it's already #8 on the DistroWatch charts. This review is the first of its kind to surface and it is looking very promising." Update: 12/30 03:18 GMT by T : A semi-anonymous reader writes "For those who dont have a high speed connection, PCLinuxOS 2K4 Preview 4 is available from OSDisc.com for a few bucks." Probably soon it will be at cheapbytes, too.

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  1. Holy shit! by squiggleslash · · Score: 4, Funny
    developed by none other than Texstar from PCLinuxOnline
    Holy crap! Not Texstar from PCLinuxOnline!!!

    This is a great day for us all.

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  2. poor penguin by Dreadlord · · Score: 2, Funny

    this poor pengiun should have listened to Linus when he told him CDs aren't fish.

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  3. #1 with a Bullet by mesach · · Score: 4, Funny

    It is still in preview release, but at 306 hits per day, it's already #8 on the DistroWatch charts.

    Way to shoot it directly to #1 with a bullet and a slashdotting!!!

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  4. Mandrake est francais ! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Ne faites jamais confiance aux Francais. Ils sont fromage mangeant, singes de reddition. Ne regardez jamais eux, eux des mots de pronouce correctement, la subsistance mettant le que a la fin des mots et plus mauvais de tous, ils prennent l'urine de chat et la vendent en tant que "vin". Oui, c'est un troll, et oui, j'ai employe les poissons de Babel mais qui s'inquiete quand le trollkore est sur le perdre.

  5. Re:holy shit the trolls are taking over by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Latest netcraft survey reveals: innovative trolling is dying. ( The cat thing was a pretty cool twist on an old theme though. )

    YLFI
  6. Re:Why Mandrake? by cfuse · · Score: 3, Funny
    According to the Harry Potter lore, if you've been petrified, the best thing you could do is take mandrake.

    If one is petrified, how does one take anything other than what is given?

    Nurse, pass me my gloves and lubricant, and that huge turnip shaped mandrake root ...