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By Juergen Haas, About.com Guide to Linux since 2003

Mandrake Linux News Digest

Sunday January 18, 2004
Issue # 1 January, 12th 2004

'MandrakeMove' is now available.

With MandrakeSoft's newest product, there's no need to install a Linux system to have a full-featured desktop. A USB key is used to automatically record hardware configuration & personal data (such as emails).

Prices for MandrakeMove Full Edition:
19.90 USD/EUR (without a USB key)
69.90 USD/EUR (with a 128MB USB Key)
129.00 USD/EUR (with a 256MB USB Key)
269.00 USD/EUR (with a 512MB USB Key)

Additionally, MandrakeMove Download Edition is now freely available as a CD ISO image on a hundred FTP mirrors.

More information is available at:
http://www.mandrakesoft.com/products/mandrakemove

Orders are accepted at:
http://www.mandrakestore.com

Mandrake Linux for AMD64 is available
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Mandrake 9.2 for Athlon64 and Opteron processors is an ideal solution for data-intensive tasks such as high-performance databases, video/audio/3D processing, and for applications that require mathematical precision and accuracy.

Details about Mandrake Linux 9.2 for AMD64 are available at: http://www.mandrakesoft.com/products/92/amd64

Orders are accepted at: http://www.mandrakestore.com

Mandrake 10.0 Pre-Beta: Cooker Snapshots with Linux 2.6.0
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Two Mandrake Linux Cooker snapshots have been released. They use Linux 2.6.0 kernel and are the core that will be used for Mandrake Linux 10.0. Details are available at: http://www.mandrakelinux.com/en/cookersnapshot.php3

Two reviews of this pre-beta of Mandrake 10.0 have been released: http://www.osnews.com/story.php?news_id=5577 http://lwn.net/Articles/64445/

The Definitive Guide to Using Mandrake Linux 3rd Edition
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The "Definitive Guide to Using Mandrake Linux" 3rd Edition has been released. Perfect for computer users who are new to Linux, as well as for experts who need quality reference documentation, this new edition of "The Definitive Guide to Using Mandrake Linux" is available now at MandrakeStore.com. http://www.mandrakestore.com/

For more information, the complete table of contents for this 598-page guide is available at: http://images.mandrakesoft.com/mdkv2/products/definitiveguide/summary92.pdf

MandrakeSoft's product-lifetime & Open Source policies: 8 Golden Rules
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At a time when some of the established Linux companies are turning away from their Open Source roots and progressively abandoning full-time commitment to Open Source Software, many people have asked MandrakeSoft to clarify its position regarding product-lifetimes and its Open Source development model.

MandrakeSoft has released '8 Golden Rules' which guide the company and illustrate its approach to Product Support & Open Source: http://www.mandrakesoft.com/company/press/pr?n=/pr/corporate/2446

Comments

September 24, 2006 at 11:50 am
(1) gale says:

Mandrake does not seem to exist on the internet anymore, whatis up with that?

September 27, 2006 at 11:06 am
(2) Juergen Haas says:

That was a blog dated Sunday January 18, 2004. Mandrake has since become Mandriva.

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