LinuxPlanet: Mandriva’s Future May Be Debian

“While some in the Linux community are scratching their heads
over the latest acquisition by Mandriva, one prominent member has a
notion what the French distribution company is doing, and
wholeheartedly approves.

“Ian Murdock, Chairman and Chief Strategist of Progeny, has a
good idea where Mandriva may be heading with their recent string of
acquisitions, most notably their merger with Conectiva Linux in
February and last week’s acquisition of Lycoris’ assets. Murdock
belives that Mandriva is in the beginning stages of pushing
themselves into the global Linux market, currently dominated by Red
Hat, Inc. and Novell, but not by taking on the two big players on
their own terms…”

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