Mandriva Linux 2008.1 - The Blooming Spring.
,----[ Quote ]
| Mandriva Linux is a predominantly KDE-centric Linux distribution originating
| from France. This desktop-oriented Linux distribution which began its
| production in 1998 owes its popularity to its ease of installation and
| graphical productive draktools. I decided to review Mandriva 2008 Spring (aka
| Mandriva Linux 2008.1) when I got to know that, this new Spring edition has a
| full support for the Asus Eee PC and also improved support for mobile device
| synchronization.
|
| [...]
|
| In conclusion, there is no doubt that Mandriva Linux 2008 Spring is a great
| release. Great artwork! The hardware support for this release has been
| excellent with exception of the support for the two my USB-based TV tuners. I
| hope that Acer notebook users will be very happy with this release as
| Mandriva Linux 2008 Spring also comes with third-party acer_acpi and wmi-acer
| modules. With a very active forum and vast amount of documentation available,
| help is abundant for the users. One of the things which really made a good
| impression on me is the mouse pointer integration support by Mandriva 2008
| Spring, when it is run as a guest operating system on the Virtualbox 1.5.6
| OSE. With such a support, all of the mouse's actions will be directly sent to
| the guest operating system when I hover the mouse over the virtual machine's
| display. Delaying the Mandriva Online applet from checking for updates by a
| few minutes is also a very good move.
`----
http://linuxseekers.com/index.php/component/content/article/38-mandriva-reviews/58-mandriva-linux-20081
Mandriva Flash 2008 USB Key Review
,----[ Quote ]
| One of the great things about Linux is the ability to not only install it on
| your home desktop computer, but the ability to install it on a USB Key.
| Installing Linux on a USB Key makes it very mobile and today I am pleased to
| review a commercial version of Linux on USB key called Mandriva Flash 2008.
|
| [...]
|
| Mandriva Flash 2008 Mobile USB Key is a great extra tool to have in your
| Linux toolbox. Fun to use and easy to manage this key is a cut above the
| more open source versions of Linux on USB Key. Support from Mandriva is
| proven and available for all who purchase the key.
`----
http://www.reviewlinux.com/?m=show&id=10037
Recent:
Mandriva presents its latest distribution: Mandriva Linux 2008 Spring
,----[ Quote ]
| Mandriva, the leading European Linux distributor, today announces the launch
| of Mandriva Linux 2008 Spring, the major new release of Mandriva Linux,
| featuring hundreds of improvements which make for a quicker and more powerful
| distribution that is easier to use than ever.
`----
http://www.mandriva.com/enterprise/en/company/press/mandriva-presents-its-latest-distribution-mandriva-linux-2008-spring
Mandriva 2008.1 looks pretty good
,----[ Quote ]
| Well, 2008.1 works completely out-of-the-box. X resolution is properly set,
| madwifi is properly setup, the SD card reader works.. everything just works.
`----
http://linsec.ca/blog/2008/03/03/mandriva-20081-looks-pretty-good/
Mandriva relaunches its OS Refugees operation targetting linked sales
,----[ Quote ]
| Following the success of previous years, Mandriva, Europe's leading editor of
| Linux, has relaunched its programme fighting linked sales: OS Refugees.
|
| The recent European anti-trust ruling confirming the European Commission's
| condemnation of Microsoft for abusing its position has been strengthened by
| the European free market think-tank Globalisation Institute's
| report "Unbundling Microsoft Windows".
`----
http://www.mandriva.com/enterprise/en/company/press/mandriva-relaunches-its-os-refugees-operation-targetting-linked-sales
ReviewLinux.Com: Mandriva One 2008.1 Spring GNOME
,----[ Quote ]
| Here is a short screenshot tour of the latest from Mandriva Linux. Just
| released Mandriva One 2008.1 Spring GNOME and KDE Editions. Today we will
| show only the GNOME release
`----
http://www.reviewlinux.com/?m=show&id=10005
Related:
[Mandriva CEO:] An open letter to Steve Ballmer
,----[ Quote ]
| 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.
`----
http://blog.mandriva.com/2007/10/31/an-open-letter-to-steve-ballmer/
Lessons from Africa: How to Kill Your Own FUD
,----[ Quote ]
| 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.
`----
http://www.linuxtoday.com/news_story.php3?ltsn=2007-11-09-030-26-OP-MD-MS
|
|
