"Mandriva provided the data points above as part of The
VAR Guy’s Open Source 50 survey -- which will identify the
top open source companies in the IT channel. (The survey closes
December 18, with results to be published in January 2009.) How
does Mandriva's partner momentum compare to the company's Linux
rivals? The VAR Guy will share his complete perspective when he
unveils the Open Source 50 in January 2009. In the meantime, our
resident blogger found Mandriva far more partner-savvy than he had
expected."