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Issue #27 Tuesday, 22 January 2002
Welcome to the Mandrake Linux Community Newsletter -- dedicated to
keeping you up-to-date with the latest Mandrake-related news & info.
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This Week's Summary: New toll-free number for North America;
MandrakeSoft U.S. OTC listing - Request for feedback; "Ask Mandrake"
series at MandrakeClub; Mandrake in the News; Business Case of the
Week; Security-related Software Updates; Mandrake Website Updates;
Headlines from MandrakeForum
Product News
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MandrakeSoft now offers a toll-free number for North American companies
seeking professional Linux services. If your business is in need of
support services, Linux migration, consulting or training, our
Professional Services sales staff in North America is available to
assist you immediately:
Contact MandrakeSoft North America:
Monday to Friday: 9am to 5pm EST
1-877-635-2677
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Mandrake Linux manuals available at Mandrakestore.
Mandrake users can now purchase the official printed manuals at
MandrakeStore. Available titles include:
The Mandrake Linux 8.1 Installation & User Guide, and the Mandrake
Linux 8.1 Reference Manual.
View the latest products and place your order at MandrakeStore.
Financial Corner
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MandrakeSoft U.S. OTC listing - Request for feedback.
As reported in the latest Shareholder and Community newsletters,
MandrakeSoft stock is now traded on the U.S. OTC market -- over 6000
exchanges have been performed to date.
Since this listing is such a recent development, we are interested to hear
from people who have traded (or have attempted to trade) MDKFF on the
OTC market. If you have an experience to share with others on this
topic, please post it at MandrakeForum so we can create a "How-to
purchase shares on the U.S. OTC market" with the information.
MandrakeClub
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A new series of "members-only" articles has been introduced at the
MandrakeClub website. Ask Mandrake allows club members to ask
questions to MandrakeSoft employees. This week's article features Gaël
Duval, the creator of the Mandrake Linux distribution. The answers to
the most interesting questions will be released next week in the form
of an interview.
Not yet a Mandrake Club member? To learn more, please visit:
http://mandrakelinux.com/en/club/
Mandrake in the News
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HardcoreWare.net -- Ready for a new audience?
The hardware & gaming site "HardcoreWare.net" offers an informative
9-page review of the Mandrake 8.1 Gaming Edition. Topics include:
Installation; Configuration and Wizards; Mandrake Control Center;
Included Applications & Servers; and, of course, Games.
TuxReports.com -- MandrakeLinux 8.1 Experiences.
The TuxReport "KillerTux team" installed Mandrake Linux Gaming Edition,
Mandrake Linux Standard Edition, and the Mandrake Download Edition on
dozens of different x86 hardware systems. A 6-page fact-filled article
describes their experience:
TechTV -- Free Download of the Day: Mandrake Linux.
The U.S. TV show "The ScreenSavers" has been talking alot about
Mandrake Linux recently. On last week's show, they featured Mandrake as
a free download, recommended the distribution to their viewers, and
conducted a live Mandrake installation.
Business Case of the Week
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100% Linux Solution at School!
Like many schools, the "Lycée Français de Toronto" requires a full
range of computer services for their students and faculty, but doesn't
have a huge budget -- that's why they turned to Mandrake Linux:
"We run the following services efficiently on low-cost hardware:
Web server
J2EE server
mail server
DHCP server
NIS server
NFS server
SAMBA server
We have more than 200 hundred users showing up in the Mandrake's pretty
login window."
See MandrakeBizCases.com for many more examples of Mandrake Linux in the workplace.
Software Updates
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Security-related software updates have been released for:
at -- fixes exploitable heap corruption
proftpd -- fixes remote DoS vulnerability
xchat -- fixes CTCP vulnerability
stunnel -- fixes format string vulnerability
sudo -- fixes local root vulnerability
View the complete list.
Website Updates
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MandrakeSecure.net has a new paper that talks about installing and using
the djbdns DNS server as a secure replacement for BIND in Mandrake
Linux.
Another paper discusses using the LIDS (Linux Intrusion Detection
System) kernel patch on a 2.4.16 Mandrake kernel. This article
describes patching your kernel, building your kernel, and configuring
LIDS to work with your Mandrake system; including a set of basic and
advanced ACLs that you can use.
The Mandrake Demo & Tutorial Center has updated chapters on the
8.1 Software Manager and MenuDrake:
The Software Manager provides an easy way to install, remove, and
update applications on a Mandrake system.
MenuDrake is an easy-to-use graphical utility for creating customized
menus in your preferred desktop environment.
Top Stories from MandrakeForum
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Eurologiciel and MandrakeSoft present a rock-solid accounting package!
Denis describes GICA -- a commercial accounting package that comes in
three flavours:
1. FreeGICA: available for download free of charge.
2. GICA-COMPTA: commercial version of the accounting package
3. GICA-PGI: full ERP (enterprise resource planning)
MandrakeClub members, where do they all come from?
Denis Havlik, a statistics junky, crunches the MandrakeClub numbers and
discusses the results.
Read these and other stories at MandrakeForum.
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