From what I know, MandrakeSoft's filing is very similar to a U.S. Chapter 11. The announcement says:
" This reorganization of liabilities enables MandrakeSoft to continue its current operations, which are showing increases in revenue and significant decreases in expenses. [...]
Following this filing and with the support of the court via a court-appointed Administrator, MandrakeSoft will be protected from its creditors, renegotiate its liabilities and prepare a continuation plan to be approved by the French Court in the coming months."
I'm certainly not a company spokesman, but if you've ever received value from Mandrake Linux over the years, or if the distribution helped you get started with Linux, please consider purchasing a MandrakeClub membership (for yourself or for others). Your contribution *will* have an impact.
Yes, I would say so; but PPC Cooker is still in development so you should probably stick to the latest official PPC release which is 8.2. Since you have an older machine it most likely requires BootX (which can be a little tricky to setup, but it's do-able). Documentation is on the CD and the Mandrake website.
MandrakeSoft recently released a new Installation ISO for PPC Cooker. PPC Cooker (which is the development branch) is pretty sweet right now -- it's got GNOME2, KDE 3.1 RC5, Mac-on-Linux (which supports Mac OS X and OS 9) and lots of other goodies.
Anyone who's got a Mac is invited to participate by testing PPC Cooker.
I completed the Tank Commander's Course at Gowen Field, Boise Idaho in 1989, and the tank simulator we used was called 'MCOF' (I'm pretty sure that's what it was called for M60A3's, and it certainly wasn't a POS).
This thing must have cost serious bucks, 'cause it was in a refrigerated trailer and each trailer had a computer support team. It must have been UNIX. The simulator supported a laser range-finder and all sorts of high-end features, and the graphics sure didn't use wireframes (it even had a simulated loader that called 'up').
That must have been extremely high-tech for the time because it looked a whole lot better than those screenshots.
Yep, my Amstrad was a 8086 with one floppy drive; I didn't know that brand was popular here in the US (think it's a British comp). I remember using an application called First Publisher that came on two floppys, so that meant constant swapping of the disks. Fun stuff.
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From what I know, MandrakeSoft's filing is very similar to a U.S. Chapter 11. The announcement says:
" This reorganization of liabilities enables MandrakeSoft to continue its current operations, which are showing increases in revenue and significant decreases in expenses. [...]
Following this filing and with the support of the court via a court-appointed Administrator, MandrakeSoft will be protected from its creditors, renegotiate its liabilities and prepare a continuation plan to be approved by the French Court in the coming months."
BTW - Mandrake 9.1 Beta 2 was released today!
I'm certainly not a company spokesman, but if you've ever received value from Mandrake Linux over the years, or if the distribution helped you get started with Linux, please consider purchasing a MandrakeClub membership (for yourself or for others). Your contribution *will* have an impact.
Yes, I would say so; but PPC Cooker is still in development so you should probably stick to the latest official PPC release which is 8.2. Since you have an older machine it most likely requires BootX (which can be a little tricky to setup, but it's do-able). Documentation is on the CD and the Mandrake website.
MandrakeSoft recently released a new Installation ISO for PPC Cooker. PPC Cooker (which is the development branch) is pretty sweet right now -- it's got GNOME2, KDE 3.1 RC5, Mac-on-Linux (which supports Mac OS X and OS 9) and lots of other goodies.
Anyone who's got a Mac is invited to participate by testing PPC Cooker.
I completed the Tank Commander's Course at Gowen Field, Boise Idaho in 1989, and the tank simulator we used was called 'MCOF' (I'm pretty sure that's what it was called for M60A3's, and it certainly wasn't a POS).
This thing must have cost serious bucks, 'cause it was in a refrigerated trailer and each trailer had a computer support team. It must have been UNIX. The simulator supported a laser range-finder and all sorts of high-end features, and the graphics sure didn't use wireframes (it even had a simulated loader that called 'up').
That must have been extremely high-tech for the time because it looked a whole lot better than those screenshots.
> Can somebody point me to where I can donate without re-signing up for their club?
Here it is, thanks!
http://www.linux-mandrake.com/donations/
> Strangely, I wanted to buy a 'club' membership as well as preorder 8.2, but they don't take pre-orders.
Pre-orders will be accepted at MandrakeStore as soon as 8.2 is announced (should be very soon).
MandrakeForum has much of the same info (and hasn't been hammered yet).
First beta of Mandrake Linux 8.2 escaped!
And how I am supposed to report bug for this 8.2 beta 1?
Yep, my Amstrad was a 8086 with one floppy drive; I didn't know that brand was popular here in the US (think it's a British comp). I remember using an application called First Publisher that came on two floppys, so that meant constant swapping of the disks. Fun stuff.
I'd like to invite everyone to become a beta tester for the Mandrake Linux PPC version. Here's some tips on how to get started: http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=mandrake-cooker-pp c&m=99441208917647&w=2
Here are some screenshots of the PPC Beta1 running on a PowerBook:l /pages/install32.html
http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/demos/PPC/Instal
This is a list of features:
http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/ppc.php3
Cheers,
Phil Lavigna