Mandrake 2006 Will Integrate Conectiva Components

Linzer writes "Mandrakelinux just issued this press release presenting (1) a new one-year release cycle, with a year-based naming scheme and (2) their updated development roadmap. In a nutshell: the upcoming 10.2 becomes a transitional release, labeled 'Limited Edition 2005.' Next fall will see Mandrakelinux 2006, merging Mdk and Conectiva know-how (and possibly some know-not?) For the amnesic: Mandrakesoft and Conectiva recently merged." Not everyone is pleased, though: Tingulli 3 writes "As a member of the Italian Mandrakelinux translation team , I spent nights translating some packages to be on schedule for the 10.2 release. I was quite disappointed when I discovered that a new roadmap has been announced and that there will NOT be any 10.2 release, without anybody announcing it to the community."

Comments

Long release date

[Cyhawkalewagee]

Intersting, being a mandrake user myself, fall of 2006 seems a very long time for the distro to be updated. I suspect some serious marketshare drop for mandrake between now and then when people decided a more updated version of linux is better.

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Re:Long release date

[Cyhawkalewagee]

was a typo ;) fall of 2005 is still a ways away.