From: Phil Lavigna <phil@trylinuxSD.com> To: lwn@lwn.net Subject: [Fwd: Mandrake Linux Community Newsletter - Issue #24] Date: Wed, 02 Jan 2002 20:38:29 -0800 *********************************************************************** 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 #24 Tuesday, 1 January 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: MandrakeClub on the move; New Mandrake Shareholder Newsletter; Mandrake in the News; Cooker ISO images released; Business Case of the Week; Spotlight on Mandrake Online; This Week's Online Poll; Software Updates; Headlines from MandrakeForum Happy New Year! Please be safe during the holiday. We look forward to another great year with you in 2002. Top Story ---------------------------------------- MandrakeClub was officially launched before Christmas and the website already has several active discussions in progress. Denis Havlik (the MandrakeClub moderator) reports that everything seems to be working well, and the "Download" section already contains most of the apps from 8.1 commercial CDs; a complete list of RPMs is available at: http://www.mandrakesoft.com/products/81/applications http://mandrake.com/en/club/ Financial Corner ---------------------------------------- MandrakeSoft now offers a financial newsletter that should be of particular interest to shareholders and investors. The first issue of the "MandrakeSoft Shareholder Newsletter" has been released and contains up-to-date information about important company news such as: * The Linux Market * MandrakeSoft and the stock exchange * MandrakeSoft's positioning * Latest news * Financial results The read the latest issue of the MandrakeSoft Shareholder Newsletter, please see: http://www.mandrakesoft.com/company/investors/newsletter/ Mandrake in the News ---------------------------------------- Tech-Junkie -- RedHat 7.2 Vs Mandrake 8.1 On The Desktop. A 6-page article on the TechJunkie.com website offers a thorough comparison of the two leading Linux distributions and concludes: "Well there you have it, Mandrake has a definite edge when it comes to desktop usability as RedHat sticks to its roots as a popular corporate-oriented product." The article covers: Graphical installation; Desktop usability; RedHat 7.2 vs Mandrake 8.1 vs Windows XP in Quake 3 and Return to Castle Wolfenstein; Interview with RedHat's Product Manager and Frederic Bastok, MandrakeSoft Co-Founder. http://www.tech-junkie.com/sections.php?op=viewarticle&artid=36 -- The Register -- Mandrake 8.1 easier than Win-XP. The popular British online magazine "The Register" writes about their "outstanding Linux eXPerience" with Mandrake 8.1: "Windows addicts curious to see how the other half lives but wary of the installation challenges Linux is supposed to present will find Mandrake 8.1 considerably easier to install and configure than Win-XP. It's quite nearly Harry Homeowner-proof... If you'd like to eXPerience that sensation, Mandrake 8.1 is, hands down, the easiest way to get started. install and test the last packages and features. http://www.mandrakeforum.com/article.php?sid=1515&lang=en The two-ISO set can be found on most mirrors that contain development versions of MandrakeLinux: http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/ftp.php3 Business Case of the Week ---------------------------------------- FutureGrafix uses Mandrake Linux as a development platform, and also to create images and animations: "I have found that Mandrake's superior networking and hardware recognition capabilities (to name a few of the wonderful things about it) make Linux a prime choice for companies starting out as the installation is easy and the interface has grown considerably" says Daniel Parker, a senior computer graphics designer. http://www.mandrakebizcases.com/article.php?sid=236 Every "bizcase" counts; please share your story by submitting it to MandrakeBizcases.com http://www.mandrakebizcases.com/submit.php Spotlight on Mandrake Online ---------------------------------------- Mandrake Online is an online service first introduced in Mandrake Linux 8.1 that records the system's configuration settings (hardware devices and installed software packages) so that you can automatically be kept informed of security updates and important upgrades. To try Mandrake Online for free, you'll need to first create a new account if it wasn't already done after the 8.1 installation http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/demos/Demo/Mandrake8.1/Desktop/. The Mandrake Online setup wizard can be started from the KDE menu: Configuration > Other > Mandrake Online. Check the appropriate box to create a new account and follow the instructions -- you'll need to provide a valid email address where security update notifications will be sent. After the registration is finished, complete the final steps to activate the new account. From then on, you will receive security alerts and upgrade notifications via email. For more info, please see: http://www.mandrakesoft.com/products/mandrakeonline/ This Week's Online Poll ---------------------------------------- What do you think about the new MandrakeClub? * Like the idea, already joined * Like the idea, have not joined (yet) * Not sure, give me more info. * Sorry, not interested. Cast your vote in the Voting Booth and check the results: http://www.mandrakeforum.com/pollBooth.php?op=results&pollID=23 Software Updates ---------------------------------------- Security-related software updates have been released for: samba -- provides WinXP support libgtop -- fixes buffer overflow and format string vulnerabilities glibc --fix buffer overflow vulnerability krb5 -- fix buffer overflow in telnet flex -- fixes improper declaration of isatty() View the entire list at: http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/ Top Stories from MandrakeForum ---------------------------------------- KDE 3.0 BETA 1 For 8.0, 8.1. For advanced users only -- If you still don't know what to do during the slow days this holiday season, kde.org has RPMs for 8.1 (mirrors) of their first BETA version of KDE 3.0 (read my lips: B-E-T-A, and, as usual, unsupported). http://www.mandrakeforum.com/article.php?sid=1504&lang=en -- Smoke Signals: Using External FireWire Storage Devices. Tom posts a very informative two-part article that explains how to use Firewire devices in Mandrake Linux 8.1: "Looking for an external storage always has been a bit of a twisted situation: you'd either go for the simple (parallel, USB) or for the fast (SCSI). FireWire (aka IEEE1394) tries to deliver both and does quite a good job at it." http://www.mandrakeforum.com/article.php?sid=1495&lang=en http://www.mandrakeforum.com/article.php?sid=1501&lang=en -- Linux-tips digest (1) Deno delivers a batch of helpful tips from Linux-tips.net. "I've cut down each of the "tips" to just a few lines, but you can follow the links to original articles to get the whole story. Have fun!" http://www.mandrakeforum.com/article.php?sid=1496&lang=en Read these and other stories at: http://www.MandrakeForum.com/ Penguins in Peril ---------------------------------------- "Massive icebergs and an unprecedented amount of sea ice have nearly isolated one of Antarctica's largest populations of Adelie penguins, jeopardizing attempts by the birds to breed, scientists report. Each year at this time, the penguins flock from their feeding grounds at sea to Ross Island, where they breed and lay their eggs in shallow nests lined with pebbles. But satellite images released Thursday by NASA show the coast around Cape Crozier is choked with ice and icebergs." http://dailynews.yahoo.com/h/ap/20011228/us/penguin_peril_1.html