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Mandriva Linux 2008 RC 1 Released
AdamWill writes "The first release candidate of Mandriva Linux 2008, codenamed Galilee, is now available. The release notes are also available via the wiki. A guide to major new features (some of which are not yet implemented in this release candidate), and the detailed technical specifications are also available. This release candidate is available as a three CD or one DVD Free edition (containing no non-free software or drivers) for the x86-32 and x86-64 architectures, with a traditional installer, and as a mini-CD edition for both x86-32 and x86-64 architectures. A One combined live / install CD edition will be released in the near future (problems with unionfs prevented the One edition from being release at the same time as the other editions)."
Some of us have been using Mandriva since back in the day when the conversion happened (think Mandrake, not like any noobs remember that ol' thing). Mandrake was always Redhat on steroids. Mandriva followed the same path. It had so many apps that could be configured, easily, via http://easyurpmi.zarb.org/ . I run 4 linux distros, and I still like Mandriva. Debian and Suse fanboys, what's your rational? Some people like rpm package management, others apt-get. Fine, fair enough, to each his own. NO, I don't like the French either. And yes, mandriva has some serios issues when it comes to wireless cards (ndiswrappwer DOES NOT work unless you compile from source with almost any car other than a BCM4xxx chipset). Overall though, they do a decent job, unlike debian, which doesnt have all the apts available, and its a bitch to get the network set up on an alienware SLI graphics card setup. I won't defend the French, but fanboys piss me off.
People are retarded rubes. That's why they deserved poisoned toys and toothpaste from China. Perhaps someday they'll throw all the marketers in the world in a boat and send them off to some far off land where evil liars are loved.
The world's burning. Moped Jesus spotted on I50. Details at 11.
So did you have virus in mandriva ? I know i don't have any.