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Interview with Mandrake's Head Honchos

Posted by Hemos on from the talking-with-the-men dept.

Shipud writes "Newsforge has an interview with MandrakeSoft CEO François Bancilhon, and Mandrakelinux co-founders Jacques Le Marois and Gaël Duval. Among the issues discussed are a the business model for a GPL-based public company, Mandrakesoft's shares, the role of user subscription in funding, the bankruptcy, Xfree 4.4's new non-GPL license, and more."

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  1. Disagree by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Redundant

    I don't think we should use Mandrake anymore. This is a French product and they didn't support us in the war against the Communists in Iraq.

    I think we should pass a law to make use of Mandrake illegal. Then we can petition Chaney to petition Halliburton to buy up Mandrake and we can call it 'FreedomSoft' and even RMS will like that.

    But until then, I think we should boycott the French. They are not our friends. And I think we should be consistent here.

    1. The Statue of Liberty is a gift from the French. Give it back.

    2. Make sure all KFCs, McDonalds, everyone starts calling those potatoes 'American Fries' or just 'Fries'. After all the French didn't invent the hamburger, no matter what they think.

    3. Sticking your tongue down your partner's throat is hereafter referred to as 'tongue kissing' and nothing else.

    4. French postcards are replaced by 'foreign postcards' or 'exotic postcards'.

    5. The language itself is hereafter referred to only as 'Gallic' as this period in the country's history is likely earlier than Mitterand, Chirac, and deGaulle.

    We can win, my friends, we can win, but we must all stick together. And God Bless Mississippi.