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From: Phil Lavigna <phil@mandrakesoft.com> To: lwn@lwn.net Subject: Fwd: Mandrake Linux Community Newsletter - Issue #11 Date: Sat, 01 Sep 2001 23:58:33 -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 #11 Monday, 27 August 2001 *********************************************************************** 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: Happy Birthday Linux!; MandrakeSoft events at LinuxWorld; Mandrake Linux PPC Final Release available; Awards & Accolades for Mandrake 8.0; Buying MandrakeSoft shares; Mandrake in the News; Business Case of the Week; Security-related Software Updates; Top Headlines from MandrakeForum. Ten Years of Linux ---------------------------------------- Ten years ago on August 25th 1991, Linus Torvalds announced to the comp.os.minix newsgroup that he was developing a new computer operating system. In only one decade, Linux has quickly evolved from one man's personal project into a worldwide grass-roots movement. The entire staff at MandrakeSoft would like to congratulate and thank each person who has worked on Free Software projects over the past decade, and also the millions of users who have discovered the importance & benefits of Free Software. Happy Birthday Linux, we wish you many more! Upcoming Events ---------------------------------------- MandrakeSoft to be present at the LinuxWorld Conference & Expo. Jay Beale, MandrakeSoft's Security Team Director, will be conducting three sessions/tutorials at this year's LinuxWorld Expo in San Francisco, CA. * C36: Bastille Linux and Linux Mandrake: Past and Future, Wednesday Aug. 29, 10:30am-11:45am * TD: Securing Linux/UNIX Systems - Part 1 -- Monday Aug 27, 9am-12pm * TH: Securing Linux/UNIX Systems - Part 2 -- Monday Aug 27, 1pm-4pm" http://www.mandrakeforum.com/article.php?sid=1116?=en&mode=thread&order=0&tho ld=0 Product News ---------------------------------------- Mandrake Linux PPC 8.0 Final Release available. In response to popular demand, MandrakeSoft proudly announces the immediate availability of Mandrake Linux 8.0 PPC. This new release builds upon the highly successful Mandrake Linux 8.0 for x86 architecture to bring the world-famous "Mandrake Touch" to Macintosh users. For additional details, please see: http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/ppc.php3 Pre-orders are now being accepted, or download your copy of Mandrake Linux 8.0 PPC today! http://www.mandrakestore.com/ http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/ftp.php3#ppc Awards & Accolades ---------------------------------------- The September issue of Linux Magazine features the "2001 Editor's Choice Awards: The Tuxies" -- Mandrake Linux 8.0 is awarded first place for best Desktop Distribution, and the Mandrake Linux Corporate Server is selected as runner-up in the Server category. This is some of what they say about 8.0: "While all Linux distributions share a lot of features, it's the little touches that make all the difference. We chose Linux-Mandrake for "Best Desktop Distro" for many reasons, and mostly because it makes setup and configuration a snap. The Mandrake Control Center makes it dead easy to configure network settings, printers, and security... In short, it would be hard to ask for more from a desktop system than what you get with Mandrake 8.0." Financial Corner ---------------------------------------- How to buy MandrakeSoft shares? Several people have reported difficulties while trying to purchase MandrakeSoft shares on Euronext. Please provide your broker or bank the following information: "Euroclear code 4477.PA" and "Reuters code MAKE.PA" when making trades. If you have successfully purchased MandrakeSoft shares, or had any problems doing so, please let us know the details by sending an email to mailto:jmiller@mandrakesoft.com so that we can create a HOWTO on this so that we can create a HOWTO on this subject to help other potential Mandrake investors. Mandrake in the News ---------------------------------------- Canada Computes.com reviews the Mandrake Linux 8.0 Powerpack Edition and concludes: "Mandrake 8.0 is as close to a flawless Linux distribution as you can get, and I would highly recommend to anyone. Mandrake 8.0, as far as I'm concerned, is now the benchmark against which other distributions will be measured. It really is that good." http://www.canadacomputes.com/v3/print/1,1019,7144,00.html ZDNet -- The Linux lineup. ZDNet evaluates seven major Linux distributions and has this to say about Mandrake 8.0: "Simply put, no other distribution beats the polished user experience offered by Linux-Mandrake 8.0. If you're currently running release 7.2, version 8.0 provides a seamless upgrade. And if you've never tried Linux-Mandrake, version 8.0's amazing level of automation and its decked-out installation GUI provide the perfect Linux launching point. Featuring a GUI face-lift and the latest versions of the kernel, XFree86, GNOME and KDE, Linux-Mandrake 8.0 sits squarely at the forefront of powerful yet easy-to-use distributions." http://techupdate.zdnet.com/techupdate/stories/main/0,14179,2806764-4,00.html The September edition of Linux Magazine has a short piece titled: Linux-Mandrake Single Network Firewall: Security in Style -- "Everyone knows that Linux is a great OS for building a firewall. Unfortunately, setting up a firewall can be tricky for a non-guru when you have to muck about with setting up firewall rules at the command line. Linux-Mandrake's Single Network Firewall takes some of the pain out of firewall setup and allows configuration to be done through a secure Web interface. In addition to firewall features, the Single Network Firewall provides Proxy services, DHCP, content filtering, and sophisticated network monitoring tools. The Single Network Firewall distro is available for download, or you can purchase it through Mandrake or one of their resellers at the street price of $99." Business Case of the Week ---------------------------------------- Linux Mandrake is a better Domain server than NT!!! The University of Southampton uses Mandrake Linux 7.2 with Samba 2.0.7 as a domain logon server for their "Surface Science and Catalysis" research group: "We have about 25 NT4 WS machines with about 35 users and a handful of 95/3.11 boxes too... We use the linux machine not only for a Domain server but also as a filestore, print server, ftp server, mail server/router and a compute server." http://www.mandrakebizcases.com/article.php?sid=122&mode=thread&order=0&thold =0 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 ---------------------------------------- Security-related software updates have been released for gdm, openldap and telnet. 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 ---------------------------------------- Trying To Recover MF (I): The Ifs, the Hows and the Whens. Tom and Vincent discuss the recovery process for the MandrakeForum website, and spark some interesting comments about RAID. http://www.mandrakeforum.com/article.php?sid=1120?=en Common Misconceptions About The GPL. Tom kicks-off a lively discussion about the General Public License: "Every eight weeks or so there's a somewhat heated discussion on GPL related issues. One reason why these discussions are so impassionate is that a lot of people misunderstand the nature or the content of this license. Here are some of the most popular misconceptions..." http://www.mandrakeforum.com/article.php?sid=1118?=en Please Shoot Me. A dead hard drive temporarily disabled the Forum on Tuesday. Unfortunately many of the stories posted over the past four weeks are now missing; data recovery is being performed on the drive so hopefully all of the past stories will be back online soon. http://www.mandrakeforum.com/article.php?sid=1117?=en&mode=thread&order=0&tho ld=0 Read these and other stories at: http://www.mandrakeforum.com/ ---------------------------------------- If you prefer a different language for the next newsletter, please select one of the following links: Spanish: http://mandrake.com/cgi-bin/regnl.pl?em=phil@mandrakesoft.com&nl=es&ctr=i German: http://mandrake.com/cgi-bin/regnl.pl?em=phil@mandrakesoft.com&nl=de&ctr=i French: http://mandrake.com/cgi-bin/regnl.pl?em=phil@mandrakesoft.com&nl=fr&ctr=i English: http://mandrake.com/cgi-bin/regnl.pl?em=phil@mandrakesoft.com&nl=en&ctr=i ---------------------------------------- Want to be removed from this list? 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