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From: Gaël Duval <gael@linux-mandrake.com>
To: lwn@lwn.net
Subject: Mandrake 6.0beta (Mariner) available
Date: Wed, 12 May 1999 12:16:37 +0200

Hello,

I'm very please to announce that Linux-Mandrake 6.0beta (Mariner) is
available for download and tests.

Features Highlights:

 - Improved installation procedure with default options at disk
partitionning and privileged+non priviled user account creation      

- Windows(tm) Mandrake installation option for beginners, without
disk partitionning [BETA] 

- Core system: Kernel 2.2.7 (ac series), glibc2.1, RPM 3.0.1   

- Compatible with Red Hat 6.0  

- Pentium-class processors (Pentium I/II/III, AMD K6, Cyrix M2...)
CPU optimization [speed gain on modern machines]   

- KDE1.1.1 + Gnome 1.0.4 with Mandrake custom menue entries - easy switch from one to the other

- Other Window managers (Window Maker 0.53, IceWM 0.9.38, AfterStep
1.7.90...)        

- Scalable True-Type fonts under XFree (with many TT fonts installed
by default)        

- Soundconfig from the Lothar project        

- Many nice KDE and Gnome apps (recompiled for Glibc2.1)        

- Office applications 

- CD-burning utilities       

- ISDN utilities  

- Bero-apps

- Improved keyboard management

- Improved localized man-pages support

- Bzipped man pages 

Please have a look at our Mariner-related page on:

	http://www.linux-mandrake.com/mariner/

There is a mailling list for bug reports.

Greets,

	Gael.

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< Gaël Duval - gael@linux-mandrake.com >
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