Fwd: Mandrake Linux Community Newsletter

From:	 Phil Lavigna <phil@mandrakesoft.com>
To:	 lwn@lwn.net
Subject: Fwd: Mandrake Linux Community Newsletter - Issue #8
Date:	 Fri, 10 Aug 2001 14:39:22 -0700


Hello,

  Here is a copy of the current Mandrake newsletter in English. I was told 
that someone at LWN requested it.


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Subject: Mandrake Linux Community Newsletter - Issue #8
Date: Sun,  5 Aug 2001 21:48:36 +0200 (CEST)
From: return@mandrake.org
To: phil@mandrakesoft.com


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                      M A N D R A K E   L I N U X

           C O M M U N I T Y      N E W S L E T T E R


                  Issue #8    Friday, 3 August 2001

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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.

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This Week's Summary: MandrakeSoft IPO in the news; "How to buy shares"
webpage available; Spotlight on the Mandrake Cooker; Business case of
the week; Security-related software updates; Top headlines from
MandrakeForum


Mandrake in the News
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Many stories about the MandrakeSoft IPO appeared in news sources:

Slashdot -- Mandrake IPO Successful.
"Subscribers to Mandrake's weekly newsletter got the news earlier today
that "MandrakeSoft is pleased to announce that the company is now
listed on the Euronext Marché Libre. As a result of the successful
Initial Public Offering, a total of 688.480 shares were sold at 6.2
Euros each."
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=01/07/31/0420224&mode=nested

Newsforge -- MandrakeSoft releases IPO results, sets public trading
date. "Monday afternoon, MandrakeSoft released the results of its
initial public offering. In an email message sent to subscribers of the
Linux-Mandrake Community Newsletter, the Paris-based Linux company also
confirmed that its stock will start public trading this Friday, Aug. 3."
http://www.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=01/07/30/2348248

The Linux Show!! July 31st -- In Segment One - Hot News:
"We will be covering the hot Linux news of  the last few weeks. In
particular, we will talk about the Mandrakesoft  IPO. Full details can
be found at a special web site
http://www.mandrakesoft.com/company/investors/ipo."
http://www.thelinuxshow.com/


What's Cooking at MandrakeSoft?
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A new web page has been posted that explains how to buy MandrakeSoft
shares on the Euronext Paris "Marche Libre".
http://www.mandrakesoft.com/company/investors/trade

The most important information required by a broker is:
1) The code for the share, which is 4477 (or 4477.PA, MAKE.PA)
2) Is it a "buy" or "sell" order?
3) Always include a "limit" order when conducting trades on the Marche
Libre.
"limit" orders safeguard you from buying shares at too high a price or
selling too low on this market.

Finally, check out
http://www.boursorama.com/cours33.phtml?symbole=1r04477-OTC
http://uk.finance.yahoo.com/q?s=4477.PA&d=t
to keep up-to-date on the latest share prices.


Spotlight on the Mandrake Cooker
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The "Cooker" is MandrakeSoft's online development lab -- this is where
the Mandrake Linux distribution gets created with full participation of
the public. Subscribe to the Cooker mailing list at
http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/flists.php3 for an interesting look at
what goes on behind the scenes, or browse the list archives at
http://www.mail-archive.com/cooker%40linux-mandrake.com/

Visit the Cooker page for more information at
http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/cookerdevel.php3


Business Case of the Week
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Mandrake in Education.
The Adelaide Institute of Technical and Further Education in Australia
uses 144 Mandrake Linux workstations to teach students networking &
programming. "We believe in open-standards, open source and choice. We
have had explosive growth in the demand for Linux training and look
forward to meeting that need now and in the future."
http://www.mandrakebizcases.com/article.php?sid=93

Read many more examples of Mandrake Linux in the workplace at:
http://www.MandrakeBizCases.com/

If you use MandrakeSoft products in your business, please share your
story by submitting your own personal "Bizcase".


Software Updates
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Security-related software updates have been released for Elm and Squid.
See the entire list at:
http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/mdk-updates.php3?dis=8.0


Top Stories of the Week from MandrakeForum
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What type of modem is easiest to install and inexpensive?
A reader asks for advice on which modems are the easiest to use with
Linux and receives many helpful comments.
http://www.mandrakeforum.com/article.php?sid=1135&mode=thread&order=0&thold=0

MandrakeFreq vs Cooker & Contribs.
Denis and Tom describe the differences between the MandrakeFreq
distribution, the Cooker, and the Contribs section on the FTP mirrors.
http://www.mandrakeforum.com/article.php?sid=1129?=en

Mandrake and the Linux Standard Base.
Deno leads a lively discussion about Mandrake and the LSB.
http://www.mandrakeforum.com/article.php?sid=1126?=en

Sound of music on ESS Solo1 (LM 8.0).
Anonymous writes "I have been following closely the articles concerning
sound devices on Laptops using M 8.0. I have been frustrated for about a
week trying to resolve this. I have finally gotten my ESS Solo1 sound
card to work. Here is what I did:"
http://www.mandrakeforum.com/article.php?sid=1121&mode=&order=0&thold=0

ApplicationWatch: Checkinstall.
Heres a piece of software I've gotten quite fond of:
Checkinstall.Checkinstall replaces the 'make install' stage of
installing from sources; instead of installing the software, it makes an
rpm and then installs it in /usr/local.
http://www.mandrakeforum.com/article.php?sid=1120&mode=&order=0&thold=0

Wanna' Start An Evolution?
Ximian has announced the availability of a first beta of Evolution, an
integrated groupware solution for GNOME desktops. This beta is now
available on your favourite Cooker mirror as a Mandrake RPM
(evolution-0.11-1mdk.i586.rpm).
http://www.mandrakeforum.com/article.php?sid=1118&mode=&order=0&thold=0

Read these and other stories at: http://www.mandrakeforum.com/


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