First Look at Mandriva Flash 2008
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| After spending a few days running Mandriva Flash 2008, I was pleased with the
| system. It's hard not to appreciate its versatility - you can easily move any
| data between the device and another computer without having to boot it first
| and the operating system itself seemed to be very stable (once you overcome
| the temptation to turn on CompizFusion) and bug-free. Its hardware detection
| was excellent and performance rather better than I expected. This should be a
| perfect companion for the road - provided that you have a remote server to
| back-up your work; after all, the USB key is so small that there is a real
| danger that it could get misplaced or lost. The only other negative: Mandriva
| Flash isn't particularly cheap, but as always with these products, you get
| what you pay for.
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http://distrowatch.com/weekly.php?issue=20080128#feature
Techfest 2008: Bombay, India
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| Bombay, India. While the official name of the city is now "Mumbai", the
| name "Bombay" is still used by a lot of the inhabitants, and its use draws
| images of one of the world's largest cities, a gateway to the sub-continent.
| Therefore an invitation to speak at Techfest 2008 (http://www.techfest.org/),
| a large student-organized technical showcase, was impossible to turn down.
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http://www.linuxjournal.com/content/techfest-2008-bombay-india
Related:
Mandriva 2008 Flash: A Review
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| Mandriva Flash will cost you around £60 (79 Euros) but it's worth every
| penny.
| All the hard work has been done for you and Mandriva Flash offers a
| full-featured desktop with all the frills and fancy trimmings.
| If Mandriva do something about that bootloader issue, it could be all the
| computer you need – on a tiny, pocketable USB stick.
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http://reddevil62-techhead.blogspot.com/2008/01/tech-review-review-mandriva-2008-flash.html
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
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
[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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