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Mandrakesoft Changes Name to Mandriva

Posted by Zonk on from the shiny-new-namespace dept.

joestar writes "Following its recent merger with Conectiva, Mandrakesoft has decided to change its name to 'Mandriva' for two reasons: "1. The recent Mandrakesoft - Conectiva merger calls for a new identity that better represents the combination of two key companies and their global presence. 2. The long-winding trademark lawsuit with Hearst Corporation has reached a point where we decided it is more reasonable for us to move forward.". Mandrake is dead, long life to Mandriva!"

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  1. FP? by djg0005 · · Score: -1, Troll

    FP!

  2. in other news... by nil5 · · Score: -1, Troll

    linux is dead! long live freebsd!

    i'm just KIDDING.

  3. Re:Well by Rodney_Hampton · · Score: 0, Troll

    Good god, could the name be any more lame. I wonder how many dollars were spent in meetings to come up with this new moniker? Inquiry for Mandriva management: If you're going to change your name could you at least come up with something remotely penguin or linux sounding? It was bad enough when your company was named after a duck instead of a penguin. You could have even broken ranks and selected a frog species as the inspiration for your name. There are plenty of species of frogs in latin america and Mandrake is, after all, a French company.

  4. Re:Well by pnutjam · · Score: 0, Troll

    I can't belive you include Night at the Roxbury as a "decent one".

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  5. WOOOOT!!! for 70 by AWHITEMAN · · Score: -1, Troll

    The guy who came up with the name is lovingly known as 70, for his IQ. Rumor has it that it was 65 and 68 who really pushed it though. The final consensus was along the lines of "what better way to say we are French than a really stupid name."

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