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Mandrake 2006 Will Integrate Conectiva Components

Posted by timothy on from the synaptic-is-pure-gold dept.

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."

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  1. Mandrake History by Thunderstruck · · Score: -1, Troll

    Mandrake has gone downhill, in terms of quality, ever since version 9.0. Oddly this aligns in time with the whole France/Iraq/WMD problem.

    Clearly the french company MandrakeSoft conspires against the Untied States for their actions in Iraq and is shipping them a crippled distro out of vengance.

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    Trying to use sarcasm in text-based forums does not work.
    1. Re:Mandrake History by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

      "The United States wanted to go in right away, and France simply said "hold on"."

      Conveniently, all of the countries who are members of the U.N. Security Council who said "hold on" had high-level officials receiving fat oil vouchers from Saddam. In retrospect, the French are nothing more than sniveling, slef-righteous cowards.

    2. Re:Mandrake History by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll
      Clearly the french company MandrakeSoft conspires against the Untied States for their actions in Iraq and is shipping them a crippled distro out of vengance.

      And in other news, Thunderstruck's penis exploded. When asked to explain the smoking, smouldering remains of his once fine genitalia, he said simply "I was rubbing it against a French Linux distro, and suddenly kapow!" Authorities are looking into the possibility that it was in fact an overdose of Freedom Fries which caused Thunderstruck's catastrophic erection. We have Chopper 7 following this story, and will keep you updated of any new developments.

  2. Re:I await by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    As long as they keep pushing out great distros

    There are distributions of Linux that are easier to use than Mandrake, more powerful, and won't obfusticate the inner workings of the system (like Mandrake does). If you ever plan to leave Mandrake for something more powerful, you'll have to learn that new system in it entirety. Also, Mandrake's support forums are charged-for. Ubuntu, for example, does this for free, and you could carry almost all of your knowledge to Slackware or LFS, and when you got done with Linux, you could carry most of your knowledge to BSD or a commercial UNIX. You could even dabble your toes in Plan9.

    From Mandrake, you'll learn nothing. From Debian, FreeBSD, Ubuntu, Slackware, LFS, or Fedora, you'll gain knowledge of the system, have an easier to use system than Mandrake, and get more power.

  3. Silly Moderator Person by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll
    And in other news, Thunderstruck's penis exploded. When asked to explain the smoking, smouldering remains of his once fine genitalia, he said simply "I was rubbing it against a French Linux distro, and suddenly kapow!" Authorities are looking into the possibility that it was in fact an overdose of Freedom Fries which caused Thunderstruck's catastrophic erection. We have Chopper 7 following this story, and will keep you updated of any new developments.

    Now why would anyone mod that done? Pure gold, I say.