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InfoWorld: Mandrake's Woes Aren't Users' Woes
Feb 7, 2003, 10 :00 UTC (14 Talkback[s]) (10066 reads)

(Other stories by Russell C. Pavlicek)

[ Thanks to Jason Greenwood for this link. ]

"Here's today's quiz: You have just installed Mandrake Linux on your desktop systems when you hear the news: 'MandrakeSoft is going through the French equivalent of Chapter 11 bankruptcy.' What should you do?

"A. Panic. Swear off this Linux craze and go back to the "safe" choice, Windows. B. Panic. Run down to the nearest computer superstore and buy a copy of Red Hat Linux, then charge back to the office and install it quickly before something goes wrong.

"C. Don't panic, but develop an orderly migration away from Mandrake over a reasonable timeframe.

"D. None of the above..."

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  Talkback(s) Name  and Date
Happy to see someone has understood this ...   Well put, OSS makes you independent from your vend   
Rob
Feb 7, 2003, 10:32:24
 
Not only i do share your opinion; but we ...   Don't panic. Stand for it   
philippe miras
Feb 7, 2003, 11:01:23
 
> Do you think of what would be Linux fo ...   Re: Don't panic. Stand for it   
ashridah
Feb 7, 2003, 13:41:13
 
In the same light, you can only advice a ...   Re: Well put, OSS makes you independent from your   
Wol
Feb 7, 2003, 13:46:29
 
The YAST issue *is* FUD for people who d ...   Re: Re: Well put, OSS makes you independent from y   
AC
Feb 7, 2003, 14:34:21
 
I have to agree with Wol, except my dist ...   Re: Re: Well put, OSS makes you independent from y   
John Helms
Feb 7, 2003, 15:19:49
 
 Do you think of what would be Linux for ...   Re: Re: Don't panic. Stand for it   
Jerry
Feb 7, 2003, 15:27:35
 
>The demise of any vendor who's soft ...   Re: Well put, OSS makes you independent from your   
chemicalscum
Feb 7, 2003, 15:58:29
 
Supermount is a kludge - but the problem ...   Re: Re: Re: Don't panic. Stand for it   
David Golden
Feb 7, 2003, 16:44:08
 
Exactly.Another problem that when superm ...   Re: Re: Re: Re: Don't panic. Stand for it   
Jerry
Feb 7, 2003, 18:09:07
 
I think one of the greatest strenghts of ...   An OS for all seasons   
Jeffrey
Feb 7, 2003, 19:17:50
 
> In the same light, you can only advice ...   Re: Well put, OSS makes you independent from your   
Rob
Feb 7, 2003, 23:10:25
 
The text of this page on InfoWord, and o ...   What's with InfoWorld?   
David
Feb 8, 2003, 01:15:53
 
> In the same light, you can only advice ...   Re: Re: Well put, OSS makes you independent from y   
Karl
Feb 8, 2003, 06:03:12
 
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