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:Linux.org: Mandriva 2007: Why is This Distribution Still Around?
Linux.org: Mandriva 2007: Why is This Distribution Still Around?
Oct 11, 2006, 21 :00 UTC (13 Talkback[s]) (8342 reads)

(Other stories by Michael J. Jordan)

"Naming distribution versions after a calendar year sounds familiar to me. I'm thinking of Windows 95, of course. And my experience with French distribution Mandriva 2007 brought me back to those frustrating times I used to have with Microsoft's decade-old offering.

"Before I get to the meat and pommes de terre of this review, which I think is going to be disappointing to anybody associated with Mandriva, let me first point out that, some years ago, I was an unconditional fan of the original Mandrake..."

Complete Story

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  Talkback(s) Name  and Date
I hadn't tried Mandriva since way ba ...   ditto   
ditto
Oct 11, 2006, 23:18:50
 
What is one supposed to think when someo ...   why was that trash published ?   
vm
Oct 12, 2006, 00:14:31
 
I was aware that TexStar was a prime con ...   Mandriva versus PCLinuxOS   
GreyGeek
Oct 12, 2006, 00:33:17
 
Let all readers be wary of Jordan's  ...   Why is Mdk 2007 still around?   
Phil
Oct 12, 2006, 00:34:04
 
 "But shortly after I started working wi ...   u gotta love mandriva   
patrick_darcy
Oct 12, 2006, 01:04:53
 
> I was aware that TexStar was a prime c ...   Re: Mandriva versus PCLinuxOS   
chad
Oct 12, 2006, 12:26:10
 
> Let all readers be wary of Jordan' ...   Re: Why is Mdk 2007 still around?   
Cabal
Oct 12, 2006, 13:42:37
 
Mandrake (now Mandriva) has always been  ...   Long Standing Community Support...   
Wonderbird
Oct 12, 2006, 16:43:25
 
>> Let all readers be wary of Jordan&#39 ...   Re: Re: Why is Mdk 2007 still around?   
James E. LaBarre
Oct 12, 2006, 19:04:36
 
Letting this useless "review" get publis ...   Utterly useless   
Hyper L
Oct 12, 2006, 19:31:13
 
My Sempron 3400+ machine, with NVidia 61 ...   Live-one wouldn't run on one of my PCs   
Rick Stockton
Oct 12, 2006, 21:29:45
 
> One wonders how much research he actua ...   Re: Utterly useless   
Tony OBryan
Oct 13, 2006, 01:48:46
 
Just to add to the anecdotes:I've us ...   Me too   
Carlos Cesar
Oct 16, 2006, 23:09:17
 
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