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on from the making-things-look-pretty dept.
Base_16 writes "Panoramix, a new graphical installation for linux-mandrake, was released today. It nicely integrates the new Diskdrake partitioning tool with the rest of the installation to make setting up linux much easier. Go here to get more information. "
Has Slashdot really degenerated to the point that we are forced to read press releases? I thought/. was all about the technical aspects and being geeky/nerdy.
Show me the code dammit! Or at least some screenshots to drool over. I don't want to read a bunch of marketdroidspeak, I get that enough everywhere else. Please bring back the technical content guys!
I'm scepticle about this myself. On the one hand I think RH is a great company - writing and paying for Free software. However now they've had an IPO - they're partly at the mercy of their shareholders. If I was a naive RedHat shareholder who didn't understand fully their business I'd be pushing for RH to do something about Linux-Mandrake - because to me they'd just be profiting off RH's hard work.
One easy way out for RH would be to buy out Mandrake. Now I know that because it's all open source, someone else could just as easily take up the batton for Mandrakesoft. However there are issues like support and infrastructure that can't just spring up out of nowhere. They take investment and time to build up.
Well, it's something to think about - welcome to the world of corporate takeovers:) (that's if it ever happens...)
Matt. (Linux-Mandrake user for nearly a year now).
perl -e 'print scalar reverse q(\)-:,hacker Perl another Just)'
I once had a chat with some Caldera Systems coders that I was doing some work with on a project, some months back, on the subject of RedHat's open-sourcedness.
One of the things they pointed out is that they've never, ever seen the source code for Disk Druid, no matter where they looked.
Of course, I suggested that it's possible the author was so embarrased by the lackluster quality of that heaving pile of digital manure that he compiled it as staticly linked object code and wiped the source to hide his shame before offing himself out of personal disgust, but that's just my opinion.
personally i like the way the SuSE partitioner works, if only it would let you add nfs mounts.
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1) compiled with pentium optimization. On my AMD K6, I see a HUGE improvement because of this. 2) better i18n support 3) updated packages 4) different kernel, initscripts, etc. 5) different package selections, both in the basic "disk one", and also in the "contrib" and "commercial" disks. 6) bero utilities 7) cheaper price with a longer support period
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Actually, there was nothing to fix. It was a "feature". I didn't like it, so I turned it off. Simple.
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Show me the code dammit! Or at least some screenshots to drool over. I don't want to read a bunch of marketdroidspeak, I get that enough everywhere else. Please bring back the technical content guys!
Where's BoredAtWork and his cluestick?!
The more you know, the less you understand.
Before it was "sanitized", the druid was named Getafix.
unIX
irIX
aIX
hpUX (okay, so it doesn't work...)
A Government Is a Body of People, Usually Notably Ungoverned
I'm scepticle about this myself. On the one hand I think RH is a great company - writing and paying for Free software. However now they've had an IPO - they're partly at the mercy of their shareholders. If I was a naive RedHat shareholder who didn't understand fully their business I'd be pushing for RH to do something about Linux-Mandrake - because to me they'd just be profiting off RH's hard work.
:) (that's if it ever happens...)
,hacker Perl another Just)'
One easy way out for RH would be to buy out Mandrake. Now I know that because it's all open source, someone else could just as easily take up the batton for Mandrakesoft. However there are issues like support and infrastructure that can't just spring up out of nowhere. They take investment and time to build up.
Well, it's something to think about - welcome to the world of corporate takeovers
Matt. (Linux-Mandrake user for nearly a year now).
perl -e 'print scalar reverse q(\)-:
Matt. Want XML + Apache + Stylesheets? Get AxKit.
I once had a chat with some Caldera Systems coders that I was doing some work with on a project, some months back, on the subject of RedHat's open-sourcedness.
One of the things they pointed out is that they've never, ever seen the source code for Disk Druid, no matter where they looked.
Of course, I suggested that it's possible the author was so embarrased by the lackluster quality of that heaving pile of digital manure that he compiled it as staticly linked object code and wiped the source to hide his shame before offing himself out of personal disgust, but that's just my opinion.
personally i like the way the SuSE partitioner works, if only it would let you add nfs mounts.
This is just like television, only you can see much further.
It's more than just an new logo. Get real!
1) compiled with pentium optimization. On my AMD K6, I see a HUGE improvement because of this.
2) better i18n support
3) updated packages
4) different kernel, initscripts, etc.
5) different package selections, both in the basic "disk one", and also in the "contrib" and "commercial" disks.
6) bero utilities
7) cheaper price with a longer support period
A Government Is a Body of People, Usually Notably Ungoverned