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Mandriva - Linux 2008 Spring review
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| The latest Mandriva Linux distro includes the usual updates to the component
| parts plus a number of extras such as support for the Asus Eee PC and tools
| to synchronise data with Windows Mobile 5 and other handheld devices.
| Multimedia support is much improved in this release and parental controls
| added for home users. There's no server implementation but it's a good
| desktop for Linux learners.
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http://www.itreviews.co.uk/software/s631.htm
Recent:
Mandriva Linux Community Newsletter #129
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| This time we cover the new Mandriva Flash release, an interesting research
| project, Mandriva in Nicaragua, and more.
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| One of the strengths of Mandriva has long been its popularity and strong
| community base all around the world, in areas not always considered by the
| mainstream Linux press. Continuing this fine tradition, June 14th saw a
| Mandriva installfest and conference in Nicaragua, arranged by the Nicaraguan
| Mandriva user community. The event was well-attended, and even had press
| coverage in a popular Nicaraguan newspaper (link in Spanish). Many people
| brought their systems to have Mandriva Linux installed, and many copies of
| Mandriva Linux Free and One were distributed to those who couldn't bring
| their systems to the event.
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http://club.mandriva.com/xwiki/bin/view/Main/Newsletter129?language=en
Nicaragua is using mandriva!!
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| We would like to have support from our friends around the world.
| Thank you, it would be good if you visit us, help us with new material and
| tell latin users that we have a portal in Nicaragua.
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http://forum.mandriva.com/viewtopic.php?t=87565
The Simply Simple Mandriva 2008.1 Spring
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| The desktop is polished and clean. The artwork and sounds are improved, with
| addition of new screensaver, which shows some close-up photos of flowers.
| Mandriva Linux 2008 now include new sound system, PulseAudio. The taskbar is
| loaded with many applets. Mandriva Control Center gives total control over
| the desktop and the system.
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http://linuxtreat.blogspot.com/2008/05/simply-simple-mandriva-20081-spring.html
ITAN partners Mandriva Linux, Omatek, Zinox, Brian, Beta on OSPC
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| At the just concluded 22nd National Conference and 30th Anniversary of the
| Nigeria Computer Society (NCS), the Information Technology (Industry)
| Association of Nigeria (ITAN), a major interest group in the Society
| announced its partnership with Mandriva West Africa for Mandriva Linux (ML)
| an Open Source Operating and Application software on all the PCs, laptops,
| notebooks and thumbdrives for its Old Students’ Computer In School Initiative
| (OS_CISI) now branded “OSPC” ie Old Students’ Personal Computer.
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http://www.vanguardngr.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=11420&Itemid=0
Related:
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
There's always hope...
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| Talk about spinning to a ridiculous level!
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| If it isn't about the cost of software, why don't you give all your products
| away for free? You can't teach ANY computer skills without the software. And
| guess what? MS software costs money!
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| Overall, we're talking more than 100,000 Classmate PCs when the deployment is
| complete. That's a crap load of licenses!
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http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/21831
And the Nigerian government chose Windows [It didn't] why?
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| That’s precisely what Nigeria did. Having used the Classmate with Mandriva
| installed, I simply can’t find any flaws in the system that would lead to
| such a switch. No deficiencies compared to Windows, no performance problems,
| no installation problems, nothing. Mandriva just works in this setting and
| works well. No wonder François Bancilhon was angry.
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http://education.zdnet.com/?p=1338
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/
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