Mandriva 2008.1 KDE hits a sweet spot
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| It is amazing how well Mandriva performs on what is now considered limited
| hardware. It may not be the most exciting distribution you can install, but
| it runs as expected and performs the complex multimedia tasks I want it to
| run in the manner to which I have become accustomed with earlier
| distributions and releases. It has truly come a long way and is worthy of
| first consideration as an alternative OS.
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http://blogbeebe.blogspot.com/2008/05/mandriva-20081-kde-hits-sweet-spot.html
Yesterday:
Mandriva
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| Anyway, I downloaded Mandriva because I'm tired of Vista. Vista does not
| allow you do easily do high-level, complex things like text editing or web
| browsing. It doesn't seem to understand the "Shut Down" or the "Sleep"
| commands. It does, however, look all kinds of pretty, and it does run
| Microsoft Office, which I don't think Mandriva does. But I use
| OpenOffice.org. Dang.
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http://inspaceicanhearyouscream.blogspot.com/2008/05/mandriva.html
Recent:
Mandriva on a Low cost notebook : Kira
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| Many people are talking about the Asus Eee PC : low cost, tiny, and for
| the "geeks", running Linux. Mandriva 2008 Spring is compatible out of the box
| with Asus Eee PC. However a new low cost PC is appearing, done by a spanish
| company : AIRIS KIRA. This notebbok is low cost ( 299 € ), and last but no
| least : is running Mandriva Linux !
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http://www.linux-wizard.net/index.php?id_blog=202
Feeling the heat at Microsoft
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| If I ask you who is Microsoft's biggest competitor now, who would it be?
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| Ballmer: Open...Linux. I don't want to say open source. Linux, certainly have
| to go with that.
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http://www.news.com/Feeling-the-heat-at-Microsoft/2008-1012_3-6232458.html?tag=ne.fd.mnbc
Mandriva Tailors Linux For Budget PC Market
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| Mandriva says Linux 2008 Spring works out of the box on the Eee PC.
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| Low-cost PCs from Asus, Everex, and other manufacturers are becoming
| increasingly popular as some computers user conclude that mainstream systems
| running the Windows or Macintosh operating systems are overpowered for their
| needs.
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http://www.informationweek.com/news/software/operatingsystems/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=207200374
Related:
Linux wins Nigerian school desktops back from Microsoft [after alleged
Microsoft bribery]
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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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