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Mandriva Up For Sale

Posted by StoneLion on from the sic-transit-gloria-mandrake dept.

The French company that creates and sells the Mandriva Linux distribution is up for sale. The news about Mandriva SA originally surfaced on a French Mandriva portal, and was confirmed by one of the potential buyers. Mandriva the distribution is a merger of the former MandrakeLinux and Conectiva distros. Mandriva the company is no stranger to hard times, having sought bankruptcy protection in the past.

2 of 167 comments (clear)

  1. Buy? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Redundant

    What value is there to buying a Linux distribution? I'll give them $5 but I think I'd be getting ripped off.

  2. I formally offer... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Redundant

    $5 USD