[ Thanks to Phil
Lavigna for this link. ]
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Issue #28 Tuesday, 29 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: Mandrake 8.2 Beta available; Correction to
Newsletter #27; Last Chance for LinuxWorld Expo; MandrakeClub
Announcement; Review of Mandrake Linux 8.0 PPC; Business Case of the
Week; Software Updates; What's New at MandrakeUser.org?; Headlines from
MandrakeForum
Top Story
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Mandrake Linux 8.2 Beta now available!
The first Beta of the upcoming Mandrake Linux 8.2 for x86 is now
available for download & testing. The following links provide all the
details:
The complete announcement at MandrakeForum;
View some early screenshots of the new beta at the Mandrake website;
Everyone is invited to participate as a beta tester. Learn how to test,
what to test, where to download the files, and how to report bugs &
problems.
Correction
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Last week's newsletter contained an incorrect phone number in the
Professional Service announcement; the correct toll-free number for
MandrakeSoft North American Professional Services is 1-877-635-2677
(the 1-877-MDK-CORP portion of the announcement was OK).
We regret the error and any inconvenience it may have caused.
Contact MandrakeSoft North America:
Monday to Friday: 9am to 5pm EST
1-877-MDK-CORP/1-877-635-2677
Upcoming Events
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Last chance for upcoming New York & Paris LinuxWorld Expos.
The Conference and Expo be held in New York City (Jacob Javits Center)
and Paris (CNIT - Paris La Défense) between January 29th and February
1st. MandrakeSoft will be participating in both events and we look
forward to meeting you.
Free Exhibit passes to the N.Y. show are still available. Use priority
code "LWGEN" when registering at the website to pick up your free pass
at the gate.
MandrakeClub
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A decision has been made to add the Mandrake 8.2 "commercial" software
to the MandrakeClub download section during the current beta-testing
cycle. We'll let you know when the applications are available to
download.
Not yet a Mandrake Club member? To learn more, please visit:
http://mandrakelinux.com/en/club/
Mandrake in the News
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ATPM.com -- Review: Mandrake Linux 8.0 PPC.
The online magazine "About This Particular Macintosh" has an
informative review (with screenshots) of Mandrake 8.0 for the PowerPC:
"Thankfully there's another way to experience a Unix-based OS with a
mostly intuitive GUI, and best of all it's free. With Mandrake, you can
follow countless geeks and geek wannabes into the world of Linux."
Business Case of the Week
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Open Source on the business desktop: A Real-World Analysis.
A fascinating account of one company's successful transition to Open
Source on the desktop featuring Mandrake Linux 8.0. Learn how & why
TrustCommerce employees run Open Source software almost exclusively on
their desktops.
For many more examples of Mandrake in the workplace, see MandrakeBizcases.com
Software Updates
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Security-related software updates have been released for:
jmcce -- fixes temporary file vulnerability
View the complete list.
What's New at MandrakeUser.org?
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Updated article on Managing Processes.
"Almost everything going on in Linux is a process. Have a look at what
they are and how to manage them."
Updated article on Mounting.
This tutorial shows you how to handle file systems in Linux:
Read these and other stories at MandrakeUser.org
Headlines from MandrakeForum
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Running Detached Applications in X.
Antoine briefly shares his experience with VNC (Virtual Network
Computing).
GNOME 2.0 / KDE 3.0 - What's In It For Users?
GNOME guru Havoc Pennington has written a nice roundup of what will be
new on the surface of GNOME 2.0; and the KDE team provides a list of
KDE 3.0 Planned Features.
Best Backup Strategy?
AriT93 asks for advice regarding a good backup plan; many readers offer
suggestions:
Read these and other stories at MandrakeForum.
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