From:	 Phil Lavigna <phil@trylinuxSD.com>
To:	 lwn@lwn.net
Subject: Mandrake Linux Community Newsletter - Issue #30
Date:	 Thu, 14 Feb 2002 16:42:25 -0800

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                  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 #30    Wednesday, 13 February 2002

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Welcome to the Mandrake Linux Community Newsletter -- dedicated to 
keeping you up-to-date with the latest Mandrake-related news & info.

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This Week's Summary: Mandrake Linux 8.2 Beta2 has arrived; 
MandrakeSoft's first quarter financial report; New Products at 
MandrakeStore; Introduction of "Direct Trading Program" for 
MandrakeClub members; MandrakeClub Interview featuring Frédéric Bastok; 
Frozen-Bubble has been released!; Business Case of the Week; Request 
for Desktop Screenshots; Software Updates; Headlines from MandrakeForum


What's Cookin' at MandrakeSoft?
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Beta 2 is out!
The second beta of the upcoming Mandrake Linux 8.2 has been released; 
ISO images can be found at the usual download locations:
http://www.mandrakelinux.com/en/ftp.php3

The normal process for beta-testing is to download the ISO images, burn 
the images to CD, then install onto a test system (normally a machine 
other than your production system). Make detailed notes about any 
problems that were encountered during & after the installation, then 
report your observations either to the Cooker mailing list, the 
MandrakeExpert website, or to MandrakeForum. We would *especially* like 
to receive reports from anyone who has had problems with previous 
versions of Mandrake Linux on their equipment.

Read the official announcement at MandrakeForum:
http://www.mandrakeforum.com/article.php?lang=en&sid=1669
Learn how to become a better beta-tester with these tips from lead 
developer Warly:
http://www.mandrakeforum.com/article.php?lang=en&sid=1606


Financial Corner
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MandrakeSoft's first quarter financial results (October 2001 - December 
2001) are now available online at:
http://www.mandrakesoft.com/company/investors/newsletter


Product News
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Several popular Linux commercial applications can now be purchased 
online at MandrakeStore. Choose from the following programs:

* Beeweeb -- A file sharing solution
* Intradat VShop3 MySQL/Linux -- A complete e-commerce package
* Beacon Fax2Send -- Fax software for Linux
* Eurologiciel GICA -- Business Accounting package
* Channel one Intraline -- User-friendly Intranet and Extranet platform
* Codeweavers -- CrossOver Plugin lets you use several Windows plugins
  (such as QuickTime, ShockWave Director, MS Office viewers and others)
  in a Linux web browser.

View the latest products and place your order at MandrakeStore:
http://www.mandrakestore.com


MandrakeClub
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MandrakeSoft introduces a new "Direct Trading Program".
In addition to trading shares on the Euronext Marché Libre and the U.S. 
OTC markets, MandrakeSoft now offers a third way to trade MandrakeSoft 
securities with a new "Direct Trading Program".

Direct Trading is a convenient way to trade MandrakeSoft shares outside 
of the official market by conducting transactions directly with other 
participants. For the moment, the "Direct Trading Program" is only 
available to MandrakeClub members. Learn more about MandrakeSoft's 
Direct Trading Program at:
http://mandrakeclub.com/modules.php?name=DirectTrading&file=info

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This week's "members-only" interview features Frédéric Bastok, the head 
of MandrakeSoft Research & Development department. The answers to 
your most interesting questions will be released next week in the form 
of an interview.
http://mandrakeclub.com/article.php?sid=10

Not yet a Mandrake Club member? To learn more, please visit:
http://mandrakelinux.com/en/club/


Application of the Week
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Frozen-Bubble has been released!
A new game developed by MandrakeSoft's Guillaume Cottenceau (and with 
graphics from two fellow Mandrakians) has been released called 
"Frozen-Bubble". This very addictive game has players shooting colorful 
bubbles across the gameboard and features 50 unique levels in 1-player 
mode; hours of play in 2-player mode; 3 professional quality 20-channel 
musical tracks; 15 stereo sound effects; 7 unique graphical transition 
effects; and lots more. You need this game : )

Learn more about Frozen-Bubble at the project website which also offers 
an interesting "behind the scenes" look at various stages of the game's 
development. Packages are available for several distributions including 
Mandrake 8.0 & 8.1.
http://www.frozen-bubble.org/


Business Case of the Week
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Legambiente ECOPOLIS runs Linux Mandrake 8.x: rock solid and cheap!
An environmental group based in Turin, Italy develops projects & 
campaigns for improving the quality of life in their city; they chose 
Mandrake 8.x for their busy office of computers.

The network is comprised of several Mandrake workstations including a 
rock-solid NFS file server, Squid Proxy server, Print server & Back-up 
server. 5 full-time employees and many volunteers use the workstations 
for web surfing and personal email management. StarOffice is used as 
the productivity suite for everyday tasks (email, word processing, 
spreadsheets, ftp, newsletters, etc.). "We've been using this LAN for 
seven months and we did not experience any trouble at all" says Daniele 
Russolillo.
http://www.mandrakebizcases.com/article.php?sid=255

For many more examples of Mandrake in the workplace, please see:
http://www.MandrakeBizcases.com


Mandrake Linux Desktop Screenshots 
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Do you have a great-looking Mandrake desktop that other people are 
always "oohing and aahing" about? Share it with the rest of the world 
by sending a screenshot to screenshots@linux-mandrake.com. Be creative 
and show us how you use Mandrake Linux!

View some cool Mandrake desktops at:
http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/fscreenshots.php3


Software Updates
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Security-related software updates have been released for:
groff -- fixes buffer overflow
slocate -- fixes segfault

View the complete list at MandrakeSecure.net
http://www.mandrakesecure.net/


Headlines from MandrakeForum
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Where Do I Find Linux Games?
"Anonymous" asks for suggestions on how to download & play Linux games 
from the Internet; Tom provides provides some helpful links and tips, 
and several readers add their suggestions.
http://www.mandrakeforum.com/article.php?lang=en&sid=1664

8.2 beta testing: Mandrake Linux beta testing organization.
Denis describes in detail how beta testing works at MandrakeSoft. A 
good read since Beta2 has just been released.
http://www.mandrakeforum.com/article.php?lang=en&sid=1659

Is There Still A Place For MUO?
Tom Berger, the webmaster & editor of MandrakeUser.org, has been 
wondering if there is still a place for his website or if he should 
move on to other things.
http://www.mandrakeforum.com/article.php?lang=en&sid=1654

MandrakeClub Newsletter -- Issue #2.
Learn about the latest MandrakeClub activities.
http://www.mandrakeforum.com/article.php?lang=en&sid=1646

Read these and other stories at MandrakeForum
http://www.MandrakeForum.com/