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From: Phil Lavigna <phil@mandrakesoft.com> To: lwn@lwn.net Subject: Mandrake Linux Community Newsletter - Issue #28 Date: Tue, 29 Jan 2002 14:21:54 -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 #28 Tuesday, 29 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: Mandrake 8.2 Beta available; Correction to Newsletter #27; Last Chance for LinuxWorld Expo; MandrakeClub Announcement; Review of Mandrake Linux 8.0 PPC; Business Case of the Week; Software Updates; What's New at MandrakeUser.org?; Headlines from MandrakeForum Top Story ---------------------------------------- Mandrake Linux 8.2 Beta now available! The first Beta of the upcoming Mandrake Linux 8.2 for x86 is now available for download & testing. The following links provide all the details: The complete announcement at MandrakeForum: http://www.mandrakeforum.com/article.php?lang=en&sid=1602 View some early screenshots of the new beta at the Mandrake website: http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/demos/Demo/Mandrake8.2/Beta/ Everyone is invited to participate as a beta tester. Learn how to test, what to test, where to download the files, and how to report bugs & problems: http://www.mandrakeforum.com/article.php?lang=en&sid=1606 Correction ---------------------------------------- Last week's newsletter contained an incorrect phone number in the Professional Service announcement; the correct toll-free number for MandrakeSoft North American Professional Services is 1-877-635-2677 (the 1-877-MDK-CORP part was OK). We regret the error and any inconvenience it may have caused. Contact MandrakeSoft North America: Monday to Friday: 9am to 5pm EST 1-877-MDK-CORP/1-877-635-2677 Upcoming Events ---------------------------------------- Last chance for upcoming New York & Paris LinuxWorld Expos. The Conference and Expo be held in New York City (Jacob Javits Center) and Paris (CNIT - Paris La Défense) between January 29th and February 1st. MandrakeSoft will be participating in both events and we look forward to meeting you. Free Exhibit passes to the N.Y. show are still available. Use priority code "LWGEN" when registering at the website to pick up your free pass at the gate. For details, please see: http://www.linuxworldexpo.com/ MandrakeClub ---------------------------------------- A decision has been made to add the Mandrake 8.2 "commercial" software to the MandrakeClub download section *during* the current beta-testing cycle. We'll let you know when the applications are available to download. Not yet a Mandrake Club member? To learn more, please visit: http://mandrakelinux.com/en/club/ Mandrake in the News ---------------------------------------- ATPM.com -- Review: Mandrake Linux 8.0 PPC. The online magazine "About This Particular Macintosh" has an informative review (with screenshots) of Mandrake 8.0 for the PowerPC: "Thankfully there's another way to experience a Unix-based OS with a mostly intuitive GUI, and best of all it's free. With Mandrake, you can follow countless geeks and geek wannabes into the world of Linux." http://www.atpm.com/7.11/mandrake.shtml Business Case of the Week ---------------------------------------- Open Source on the business desktop: A Real-World Analysis. A fascinating account of one company's successful transition to Open Source on the desktop featuring Mandrake Linux 8.0. Learn how and why TrustCommerce employees run Open Source software almost exclusively on their desktops. http://www.mandrakebizcases.com/article.php?sid=270 For many more examples of Mandrake in the workplace, please see: http://www.MandrakeBizcases.com Software Updates ---------------------------------------- Security-related software updates have been released for: jmcce -- fixes temporary file vulnerability View the complete list at: http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/ What's New at MandrakeUser.org? ---------------------------------------- Updated article on Managing Processes. "Almost everything going on in Linux is a process. Have a look at what they are and how to manage them." http://www.mandrakeuser.org/docs/admin/aproc.html Updated article on Mounting. This tutorial shows you how to handle file systems in Linux: http://www.mandrakeuser.org/docs/admin/amount.html Read these and other stories at MandrakeUser.org http://www.mandrakeuser.org/ Headlines from MandrakeForum ---------------------------------------- Running Detached Applications in X. Antoine briefly shares his experience with VNC (Virtual Network Computing). http://www.mandrakeforum.com/article.php?lang=en&sid=1595 GNOME 2.0 / KDE 3.0 - What's In It For Users? GNOME guru Havoc Pennington has written a nice roundup of what will be new on the surface of GNOME 2.0; and the KDE team provides a list of KDE 3.0 Planned Features. http://www.mandrakeforum.com/article.php?lang=en&sid=1591 Best Backup Strategy? AriT93 asks for advice regarding a good backup plan; many readers offer suggestions: http://www.mandrakeforum.com/article.php?lang=en&sid=1588 Read these and other stories at MandrakeForum http://www.MandrakeForum.com/ ----------------------------------------