From:	 Gael Duval <gduval@mandrakesoft.com>
To:	 lwn@lwn.net
Subject: Mandrake Linux 8.2 for PPC is available.
Date:	 Tue, 23 Apr 2002 16:36:07 +0200

Fire up your Mac! The most up-to-date and easy to use PowerPC Linux 
distribution is available.

Altadena, CA - April 23rd 2002 - MandrakeSoft is proud to announce the 
immediate availability of Mandrake Linux 8.2 PPC, the second generation of the 
famous Mandrake distribution for the PowerPC platform. This newest release 
offers G3 optimization, user-friendly configuration tools, and the most 
up-to-date software.

Features and benefits of Mandrake Linux 8.2 PPC:

* The updated graphical installer lets you upgrade from 8.0, make a new 
installation, graphically create Linux partitions, join a network, configure 
network connections, create user accounts, setup a printer, and more.
* Run MacOS, MacOS X, Darwin, and Mandrake PPC all on the same machine. An 
easy to use boot loader lets you to choose an operating system as the Mac 
starts up.
* Enjoy the world-class graphical interfaces of KDE and GNOME as well as 
hundreds of applications for listening to music files, viewing movies and 
animations, surfing the Web, chatting via email, creating & modifying 
graphics, plus much more.
* For the ultimate in high performance, 8.2 PPC is optimized for G3 processors 
and supports the fast & efficient journalling filesystems ReiserFS, ext3, XFS 
and JFS.
* Mandrake Linux 8.2 PPC has been tested on the iMac, iBook & PowerBook and 
should work on any "New World" Apple machines, including B/W G3s and G4s. 
Support has also been added to support a number of "Old World" machines, such 
as the 7600.

Of course you will find the newest versions of famous packages:

* kernel 2.4.18
* XFree86 4.2 for 3D acceleration with more graphics cards
* glibc 2.2.4
* KDE 2.2.2
* GNOME 1.4.0
* Window Maker 0.8
* Apache 1.3.23
* Evolution 1.01
* Galeon 1.0.3
* Mozilla 0.9.8

So fire up your Mac and treat yourself to the most up-to-date and easy to use 
PowerPC Linux distribution available. For more information about Mandrake 
Linux 8.2 PPC, please visit the website at:
http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/ppc.php3

Download 8.2 PPC from a convenient FTP location, or order your copy today:
http://www.mandrakestore.com

If you enjoy Mandrake Linux 8.2 PPC, please join the MandrakeClub to support 
the continued development of the distribution:
http://www.mandrakeclub.com

About MandrakeSoft

MandrakeSoft provides a trusted interface between users of information 
technology and open source developers. The company offers its enterprise, 
government and educational customers a set of GNU Linux and Open-Source 
software and related services, and user-friendly and highly competitive 
information technologies. In addition, MandrakeSoft offers technologists 
committed to open software and courseware a trusted channel to offer their 
services.

The company has technologists in over 20 countries, and is traded on Paris 
Euronext Marché Libre (Euroclear code: 4477.PA; Reuters code: MAKE.PA) and the 
US OTC market (stock symbol MDKFF). "Born on the Internet" in late 1998, 
MandrakeSoft established headquarters in the U.S.A., Montreal, England, 
Germany and France. Please visit the Web site, http://www.mandrakesoft.com for 
more information.