OSNews: Mandrake Linux 10 Community Edition: The Potential is Now Obvious
"I have completely skipped Mandrake Linux 9.2 because previous versions of Mandrake Linux were not exactly that 'glamorous.' However, I wanted to try out the new Linux kernel 2.6.x on my new Linare PC and so I decided to give Mandrake 10.0 Community Edition a spin. Here are some quick thoughts on it on how MandrakeSoft has earned back my trust with this release..."
"There are so many great Linux desktop distributions available today that it is almost overwhelming. The most incredible thing to me is how far we have come in only a few years. It has only been the past two years or so that we have seen some major innovations on the desktop (and the server of course). Hardware compatibility and detection, X Windows, and overall system performance enhancements are a few of the more prominent advances that come to mind, but there have obviously been so many more.
"On the forefront of these advances are a handful of distributions: Red Hat, SUSE, and Mandrake Linux. Xandros is another who is new to the game but gaining ground quickly. I know everyone has their favorite distribution of Linux, but if we are completely honest with ourselves we can all admit that every one of these distributions have contributed something to the greater cause known as 'Desktop Linux.' Which brings us to Mandrake Linux, the reason for me writing this review in the first place..."
