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Mandriva Linux 2006 Beta Underway

Posted by Zonk on from the new-way-to-play dept.

linuxbeta writes "Distrowatch is reporting that 'The beta testing process for Mandriva Linux 2006 is now officially underway. All the new features, which are not yet all included in this first beta version, will appear in the next test versions. You will see changes in the network management, especially WiFi, in security, on the desktop with the new versions of KDE, GNOME, new version of the kernel, GCC....'. Screenshots are available."

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  1. wow by dotpavan · · Score: 3, Funny

    and then we would have another story once the beta is out.. but with the same links and screenshots, what we call here a dupe!

  2. entire conversation: by databyss · · Score: 5, Funny

    "Mandriva Linux suxorz! The best distro is _____ biznatches!!"

    "Yeah well all linux suxorz! Windows is teh roxorz!"

    "Hey guys wait! MacOSX is linux and it's the best thing god ever handed down to humans!"

    "No n00b, MacOSX is BSD."

    "Yeah well all BSD's suxorz! Windows is teh roxorz!"

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    1. Re:entire conversation: by noamsml · · Score: 2, Funny

      hey, your'e not playing fair! that was a blanaced and sane!

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  3. And the winner is... by RelliK · · Score: 2, Funny

    ...and the award for the most ridiculous Linux distribution name goes to... Mandriva! Hounorable mention to the runner up, Kubuntu.

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  4. Interestingly enough by Sarojin · · Score: 0, Funny

    Lonhorn beta 1 is out now too. I wonder how it compares?

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  5. A Microsoft Beta for "Winix" by Jeremiah+Cornelius · · Score: 3, Funny
    This is an "MS oriented" beta, deigned to demonstrate to Bill and Steve the attractiveness of Mandriva as an aquisition target over the rumors of a RedHat buy-out, earlier this summer.

    This would be in line with past MS behavior. Microsoft often chooses "sloppy seconds" or "also-rans" as aquisition fare. This is a product of price conciousness, concerns of anti-trust action for snaring market leaders, and a disdain for anything not originating in-house. Past indicators ere were Great Plans Accounting, Interix,Connectix Virtual PC, RAV Anti Virus and Giant Anti Spyware. Mandrake/Connectiva/Turbo, with their miniscule commercial share (they are a sliver of RedHat - which is a fraction of a sliver of MS) is ideal.

    The Winix Beta will not yet include Avalon or Indigo subsystems, although a rudimentary transplant of the .NET CLR and frameworks are rumored to be in the works once Redmond fully grasps this beast by the tail. Much of this work has been done on the BSD platform, and reputedly the internal Micosoft build - project Marklar - runs the Avalon-based Windows Dodge Colt Vista interface as flawlessly as XP.

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  6. Punch! Sock! Pow! by jrutley · · Score: 3, Funny

    Doesn't it look like Tux just got a beating?
    http://shots.osdir.com/slideshows/slideshow.php?re lease=388&slide=22