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From: Phil Lavigna <phil@mandrakesoft.com> To: lwn@lwn.net Subject: Mandrake Linux Community Newsletter - Issue #40 Date: Thu, 25 Apr 2002 17:51:40 -0700 *********************************************************************** 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 #40 Wednesday, 24 April 2002 *********************************************************************** Welcome to the Mandrake Linux Community Newsletter -- dedicated to keeping you up-to-date with the latest Mandrake-related news & info. You are receiving this newsletter because you have subscribed to one of the Mandrake services. To be removed from this mailing list, or to request the newsletter in a different language, please see the bottom of this page for instructions. *********************************************************************** This Week's Summary: 8.2 PPC Has Been Released; 8.2 Packs Are Shipping; New "Ask Mandrake" Article at MandrakeClub; Mandrake Packages for KDE 3.0; Business Case of the Week; New Paper at MandrakeSecure.net -- "Using GnuPG"; Spotlight on LinuxPrinting.org; Security-related Software Updates; Headlines from MandrakeForum. Top Story ---------------------------------------- 8.2 PPC Has Arrived! MandrakeSoft is proud to announce that Mandrake Linux 8.2 PPC has been released. 8.2 PPC offers the same user-friendly configuration tools and up-to-date software found in the x86 version, but for Macintosh users. 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. Read the complete announcement: http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/82ppc-announce.php3 Purchase the 8.2 PPC 2-CD set at MandrakeStore: http://www.mandrakestore.com/ -- Packaged versions of Mandrake 8.2 are now available. The Mandrake 8.2 ProSuite is ideally suited for server deployment and use in a business/industrial environment. The PowerPack and Standard Editions focus on workstation use. Both the ProSuite and PowerPack feature the StarOffice 6.0 office suite, which includes an unlimited single-user license plus one support incident in any of the supported languages directly from SUN. Complete details about the release of the Mandrake 8.2 packs are available in the official announcement: http://www.mandrakesoft.com/company/press/pr?n=/pr/products/2082 MandrakeStore orders are now shipping. Order your Pack today at MandrakeStore: http://www.mandrakestore.com/ MandrakeClub ---------------------------------------- New "Ask Mandrake" article. This month's "Ask Mandrake" column is titled "Ask Mandrake: The future direction of the distribution." Instead of posing questions directly to a single MandrakeSoft employee, this time everyone is invited to pose questions and comments to the entire company. All of your comments will be submitted as a "report" to the company's decision makers so that your concerns and requests will be taken into consideration in the further development of the distribution. http://www.mandrakeclub.com/article.php?sid=20 Not yet a Mandrake Club member? To learn more, please visit: http://mandrakelinux.com/en/club/ Mandrake and KDE 3.0 ---------------------------------------- KDE 3.0 was released on April 2nd 2002. MandrakeSoft developers have uploaded KDE 3.0 packages on the KDE FTP server (ftp.kde.org and mirrors) for Mandrake-Linux versions 8.0, 8.1 and 8.2. These packages are meant to be installed in parallel with KDE 2.2.2, which makes it possible to use KDE 2.2.2 applications that haven't been ported to KDE 3.0 yet. For this reason, the KDE 3 packages install themselves into /opt/kde3. Note: These packages are unsupported and are intended for users who enjoy the "bleeding edge" -- use at your own risk. Typical users are encouraged to wait for the upcoming KDE 3.01. For all the details, plus installation instructions, please see the following page: http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/mdk-kde3.0.php3 Business Case of the Week ---------------------------------------- GTL deploys Mandrake Linux on their entire server farm. Global Transport Logistics (GTL) is a third party logistics provider offering leading-edge order management, product & literature fulfillment, project development and management. When they needed a Linux platform that would work flawlessly on their multi-processor Dell PowerEdge Servers, they deployed Mandrake Linux 8.1 which has resulted in 99.91% uptime. "Security, stability and power were the main factors in choosing Mandrake Linux over other platforms and distributions. [....] Mandrake gives us increased speed with precompiled 686 binaries, data integrity with ext3 journaled filesystem and flexibility the advanced extranet server." says Brent Meshier, GTL Manager of Network Operations. http://www.mandrakebizcases.com/article.php?sid=290 Every "bizcase" counts; please share your story by submitting it to MandrakeBizcases.com: http://www.mandrakebizcases.com/submit.php Website Updates ---------------------------------------- MandrakeSecure.net -- Using GnuPG. A new article has been published on MandrakeSecure entitled "Using GnuPG". This paper gives you the rundown on how to make GPG keys, revocation certificates, how to use GPG to protect your data and identity, how to build a web of trust, and other goodies. http://www.mandrakesecure.net/en/docs/gpg.php Vincent Danen adds: "As a side note, I've implemented a user comment system on MandrakeSecure that will allow users to share tips and comments on the article topics; this will allow people to share valuable information with others in the community." Spotlight on LinuxPrinting.org ---------------------------------------- One of the many Open Source projects that MandrakeSoft proudly supports is Linuxprinting.org. www.linuxprinting.org contains the largest repository of Free Software printing-related information on the Internet. A core part of the website consists of the Foomatic database, which lists all known Free Software printer drivers with information on over 800 printer models and how they are supported by Free Software drivers. After being integrated for the first time in Mandrake Linux 7.2, Foomatic quickly became an unofficial standard for print spoolers in Linux and soon also appeared in other distributions including Red Hat, Conectiva, Debian, Caldera, and others. MandrakeSoft hired Till Kamppeter, the creator and key developer of XPP (the X Printing Panel, a graphical front-end for CUPS) in August 2000 to support the development of Free Software printing. While employed by MandrakeSoft, Till Kamppeter has taken the leadership of the linuxprinting.org website, keeps the Foomatic database up-to-date, and maintains the software as well as the website. For more information, please see: http://www.linuxprinting.org/ http://cups.sourceforge.net/xpp/ Software Updates ---------------------------------------- Security-related software updates have been released for: squid -- fixes DoS vulnerability View the complete list at: http://www.mandrakesecure.net Headlines from MandrakeForum ---------------------------------------- Why does 8.2 offer two update modes? Denis gives a quick overview of the difference between "update" and "update packages only." http://www.mandrakeforum.com/article.php?lang=en&sid=2081 Using Xscreensaver with KDE Mandrake Linux user 'fischerz' contributed this nice tip: "I got a little bit bored of KDE's screensavers. So I wanted to use the xscreensaver package within KDE. The following steps made this possible for me:" http://www.mandrakeforum.com/article.php?lang=en&sid=2078 $400 computer HOWTO, and other nice stuff. While perusing some nice comments about Mandrake 8.2 at CNET's download site, Deno found an interesting story about some very cheap computers being sold at WalMart and came up with a quick "$400 computer howto w/ 1GHz CPU" 1. Go to www.walmart.com 2. Buy Microtel computer WITHOUT OS 3. Install copy of Mandrake Linux 4. Have fun! http://www.mandrakeforum.com/article.php?lang=en&sid=2076 MandrakeClub members - where do they all come from? (2) Denis crunches the numbers and reports some interesting facts about the people who have joined MandrakeClub. "Back in January, I published some stats on MandrakeClub members. At that time, MandrakeClub had 1183 members, and today we have more than 6000." http://www.mandrakeforum.com/article.php?lang=en&sid=2068 UK Linux Install Day 2002 Linux User Groups from around the UK will be coordinating events in May and June when visitors will be able to view demonstrations of the power and freedom of Linux at work, at home, and business environments. UK Linux Install Day 2002 (http://www.linuxinstallday.org) gives Linux users the chance to promote the benefits of Linux to the wider community, including home users, businesses and schools. http://www.mandrakeforum.com/article.php?lang=en&sid=2073 Read these and other stories at MandrakeForum http://www.MandrakeForum.com/ ---------------------------------------- To subscribe to the weekly Mandrake Linux Community Newsletter, please visit the MandrakeSoft website and enter your email address into the "Sign in" box located on the right side of the webpage. http://www.mandrakesoft.com/