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[News] Review of an Eye Candy-rich Mandriva 2008 (USB Stick)

  • Subject: [News] Review of an Eye Candy-rich Mandriva 2008 (USB Stick)
  • From: Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Mon, 17 Dec 2007 12:22:46 +0000
  • Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.advocacy
  • Organization: Netscape / schestowitz.com
  • User-agent: KNode/0.10.4
Mandriva Flash 2008 First Look

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| Both the Metisse and Compiz Fusion 3D desktops worked well on the laptop, but 
| were disabled on the old desktop. I'm not sure why people really want 3D 
| desktops, however: it's just eye-candy.  
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http://weblog.infoworld.com/stratdev/archives/2007/12/mandriva_flash.html


Days ago:

Mandriva Linux 2008 Spring Alpha 1 Barlia released

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| Kicking off the 2008 Spring development cycle in earnest, the first alpha is 
| here. This alpha features X.org 7.3, KDE 3.5.8, KDE 4.0 RC2 (in /contrib), 
| GNOME 2.21, kernel 2.6.24, OpenOffice.org 2.3, new NVIDIA and ATI proprietary 
| drivers, PulseAudio by default and more.   
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http://club.mandriva.com/xwiki/bin/view/Main/20081Alpha1


Recent:

Mandriva Flash 2008: Bigger and better

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| While several other distros are designed specifically to run off external USB 
| drives, Mandriva Flash still offers a good alternative worth paying for. 
| First of all, you don't have to get your hands dirty installing a Linux 
| distro on a USB stick and spend time configuring it. Unlike other distros, 
| Mandriva Flash offers a full-featured desktop with all the frills and fancy  
| trimmings, including 3-D desktop effects.    
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http://www.linux.com/feature/122980


New 2008 Mandriva Flash 4GB Released today

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| Mandriva today introduced the 2008 Mandriva Flash 4GB, the newest member of 
| the Mandriva Flash family that lets you take your entire desktop with you 
| wherever you go. 2008 Mandriva Flash includes a new functionnality: ezBoot 
| which reboots under Linux without going through BIOS settings, and the double 
| utilization of Windows and Linux system.    
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http://www.mandriva.com/enterprise/en/company/press/new-2008-mandriva-flash-4gb-released-today


Related:

Living with Mandriva 2008

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| This is currently my favorite popular distro. From a practical standpoint, I
| feel it is better than Windows Vista. I don’t say that as a Linux slappy.
| Looking at it from an angle of which OS enables me to do the things I need to
| do day in and day out, Mandriva shines. My next article will compare Vista
| and Mandriva 2008 in depth, and I will convince you why 2008 wins.    
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http://www.linuxtechdaily.com/2007/10/living-with-mandriva-2008/


A look at Mandriva Linux 2008

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| There were aspects of this Mandriva release that I really liked, such as the
| installer and the Control Center but overall the system didn't really grab
| me. It is quite a decent, well put-together operating system with all the
| basics and a few extras like the Control Center and 3D desktop effects. It
| was stable and ran well, but on the whole it didn't seem to offer anything
| exciting enough to make me want to switch to the distribution permanently.
| For the seasoned Mandriva user, I get the impression this will be quite a
| worthy upgrade, but as for me I'm going to check back when the next release
| arrives.        
|
| 8 "Smarties" out of 10.
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http://distrowatch.com/weekly.php?issue=20071022#review


Mandriva Linux 2008

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| Overall Score: 8.5
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http://rjdohnert.wordpress.com/2007/10/19/mandriva-linux-2008/


Mandriva Linux 2008  

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| If you hate the word Ubuntu and just dont like the system, Mandriva works
| well and the PowerPack contains everything you need unlike the Ubuntu default
| install.  
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http://rjdohnert.wordpress.com/2007/10/19/mandriva-linux-2008/


Battle of the Titans: Mandriva 2008 vs openSUSE 10.3

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| Overall Winner
|
| In our little just-for-fun comparison, we the judges find that Mandriva wins
| by 4 categories to 2. But to the original question the answer would be to go
| buy the Mandriva Power Pack or try PCLOS or ALT Linux in which advanced power
| saving feature do work out of the box. Also, YMMV.  
|
| However, don't forget that both openSUSE and Mandriva are both nice distros.
| This little article is highly subjective and you may not agree. That's okay.
| I love them both.  
|
| Winner: Mandriva 2008.0
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http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/21155


Mandriva 2008.0 rocks

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| Mandriva 2008.0 seems to be a splendid release. Since setup I've not
| experienced any problems. My system is fast, responsive, and stable. The new
| artwork is gorgeous, and the fonts look great as well. I was pleased with the
| hardware support, especially the powersaving features. I can play any  
| multimedia file format I have, and watch Flash videos on the Web.  
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http://www.linux.com/feature/119783


Mandriva Linux PowerPack 2008.0 review

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| Like I usually say when Mandriva is at the apex of its release cycle, this is
| desktop Linux as it should be. It's as advanced and complex as you need it to
| be, and as automatic as most people would like it to be. Unlike nearly every
| other desktop-oriented OS, with Mandriva I never run into incidents where the
| automatic parts of the system interfere with my intentions for desktop
| operation.    
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http://www.softwareinreview.com/cms/content/view/86/


The recent incident:

[Mandriva CEO:] An open letter to Steve Ballmer

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| Wow! I’m impressed, Steve! What have you done for these guys to change their
| mind like this? It’s pretty clear to me, and it will be clear to everyone.
| How do you call what you just did Steve, in the place where you live? In my
| place, they give it various names, I’m sure you know them.  
|
| Hey Steve, how do you feel looking at yourself in the mirror in the morning?
|
| Of course, I will keep fighting this one and the next one, and the next one.
| You have the money, the power, and maybe we have a different sense of ethics
| you and I, but I believe that hard work, good technology and ethics can win
| too.  
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http://blog.mandriva.com/2007/10/31/an-open-letter-to-steve-ballmer/


Lessons from Africa: How to Kill Your Own FUD

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| So, even as Microsoft claims superior quality over Linux, they act as if they 
| don't even buy their own FUD. If they really believed that Windows was 
| superior to Linux, they wouldn't have to bribe people with “marketing help” 
| to get them to choose Windows.   
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http://www.linuxtoday.com/news_story.php3?ltsn=2007-11-09-030-26-OP-MD-MS


Linux wins Nigerian school desktops back from Microsoft

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| "We are sticking with that platform," said the official, who would not give
| his name.
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http://www.computerworlduk.com/management/government-law/public-sector/news/index.cfm?newsid=6124
http://tinyurl.com/27ycq9

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