From:	 Phil Lavigna <phil@trylinuxSD.com>
To:	 lwn@lwn.net
Subject: Mandrake Linux Community Newsletter - Mandrake Clubhouse open!
Date:	 Thu, 20 Dec 2001 20:45:40 -0800


FLASH - Mandrake Clubhouse is now open!
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MandrakeSoft is proud to announce the grand opening of the Mandrake
Linux Users Club "clubhouse" -- a custom website where club members can
learn about club-related activities, take part in discussions, and enjoy
certain privileges.

We are happy to offer members the ability to download applications
which are normally only available as part of the Mandrake Linux Power
Pack. New applications are being added every day, and by the end of the
year most commercial applications from the 8.1 PowerPack should be
available for download, followed by applications from the 8.0 and 7.2
releases.

MandrakeSoft would like to thank the hundreds of Mandrake users who have
joined the Users Club over the past two weeks -- your support is crucial
to help MandrakeSoft keep its high-level of involvement in activities
which do not provide any direct revenue, such as putting together the
Mandrake Linux distribution & manuals while keeping them free of charge
and easy to download; supporting Open Source projects; and providing
high-quality news, documentation and support sites.

Visit the Mandrake Clubhouse at:
http://www.mandrakeclub.com/.
While the site is accessible to everyone, only registered members are
allowed to join the discussions, vote, download RPMs, etc.

Support your favorite distribution by joining the Mandrake Users Club
today!
http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/club/