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Mandrake Linux Community Newsletter -- Issue #70Dec 02, 2002, 03:00 (0 Talkback[s])(Other stories by Phil Lavigna) [ Thanks to Phil Lavigna for this link. ]
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Mandrake Linux Community Newsletter
Issue #70 Thursday, 28 November 2002
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Welcome to the Mandrake Linux Community Newsletter -- dedicated to
keeping you up-to-date with the latest Mandrake-related news & info.
In this issue:
Company Announcement ---------------------------------------- François Bancilhon joins MandrakeSoft as new CEO. MandrakeSoft is happy to announce that founder and former CEO of O2 Technology François Bancilhon has been appointed the new Chief Executive Officer of MandrakeSoft. Co-Founder Jacques Le Marois remains as Chairman and President of the company. François Bancilhon's main focus will be to increase MandrakeSoft's business and profitability while maintaining a high-level of technology commitment in the Linux and Open Source arena. Please join us in welcoming François Banchilon to the MandrakeSoft team. Product Special ---------------------------------------- Special "End of the year" offer from MySQL. MySQL AB, the company behind the MySQL database, is offering Mandrake Newsletter subscribers a special "End of the year MySQL offer". MySQL AB provides various technical support options, from e-mail to 24x7 telephone support, as well as training courses and consulting services worldwide. Check out MySQL's offerings and order online today where you will receive an immediate 10% discount off standard prices!* You'll also have the opportunity to register for the first MySQL Users Conference and Expo ever. * Offer valid until December 31st 2002 on the MySQL AB offering except the Premium technical support level, and not cumulative with other promotions. Mandrake in the News ---------------------------------------- LinuxWorld.com -- Mandrake 9.0 speeds into the installation lead. LinuxWorld's Joe Barr thoroughly reviews the Mandrake Linux 9.0 installer (from a technical perspective) in Part 4 in his comparison between Windows and Linux: "A new champ... The pluses for Mandrake install are its speed and the absolute ease of obtaining and applying updates. It completely obliterates the Windows contenders in both the update category and the installation of attached devices. Although the speed of the Mandrake update is much more a factor of the download size, it is also easier to perform than the Red Hat update process. Furthermore, the default installation included not one but two graphical environments, and both seem to work exactly as intended. On the issue of Office Suites, the Mandrake 9.0 PowerPack install left me with both Open Office 1.0 and Star Office 6.0. On the basis of those pluses, and the sheer speed of the process, Mandrake 9.0 nudges Red Hat 8.0 out of first place in the derby." MandrakeClub ---------------------------------------- MandrakeClub celebrates one year anniversary. Twelve months ago, MandrakeClub was introduced as a way for Mandrake enthusiasts to help financially support the distribution. Today, a full year later, the entire staff at MandrakeSoft would like to thank each and every member who has joined the Club over the past twelve months. Since November 2001, MandrakeClub has introduced an impressive collection of valuable services and privileges for its members. We would like to extend an invitation to all Mandrake users who have not yet joined the Club to become a member and be a part of something important and beneficial for all. Not yet a Mandrake Club member? To learn more, please visit: http://mandrakelinux.com/en/club/ Business Case of the Week ---------------------------------------- Swingin' with Mandrake! Romance.ucam.org is a society for single members of Cambridge University - it's fun, free, and very popular. A sister society in Oxford (OxfordRomance.org.uk) runs the same code on the same server (a Dual PIII, 1GHz with 1.5GB RAM). The site was initially implemented on MS IIS, using ASP and the Access database on Win2K, but the administrator writes: "I rewrote the site to use PHP (thanks a lot to asp2php for doing much of the conversion). We use PostgreSQL, Apache, and Mandrake Linux 8.2. PHP is a joy to work with, and I was amazed by the extent to which it all 'just worked' out of the box. Nice one, Mandrake! Since then, the site has almost run itself - the only interruptions we get are due to power outages! An additional benefit is that we saved £1100 by not paying for Micro$oft's inferior, unstable bugware!" For many more examples of Mandrake in the workplace, see MandrakeBizCases.com. Newsletter Notice ---------------------------------------- This issue of the Mandrake Linux Community Newsletter will be the final weekly version -- from now on, the newsletter will be distributed twice a month. We'll be back on December 12th with a new issue and the availability of an HTML version for readers who prefer a nicely formatted newsletter. This Week's Survey ---------------------------------------- Where is your web server hosted?
Cast your vote in the Voting Booth and check the results. Software Updates ---------------------------------------- 9.0 software updates have been released for:
View the complete list at MandrakeSecure.net. Headlines from MandrakeForum ---------------------------------------- NYI.net: A really Mandrake-friendly ISP :-) Deno talks about an Internet Service Provider that will happily host your site(s) on Mandrake Linux. With a bit of luck, he will try to secure a special deal for MandrakeClub members in a few days. Really Slick Screensavers. 'fischerz' posts a link to some of the nicest screensavers available on the net... and a Mandrake package is already available. 'Fun with Mandrake PowerPack 9.0' on OSDN. Robin 'Roblimo' Miller posted a nice review of the Mandrake PowerPack on NewsForge. Robin notes the 'quirks' found in Mandrake offerings and offers some of tips that apply mostly to new users. Read these and other stories at MandrakeForum. Related Stories:
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