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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 #7 Monday, 23 July 2001
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This Week's Summary: CNET analysis of MandrakeSoft's IPO; PPC "Release
Candidate" available soon; Spotlight on the Clara OCR
Free Software project; Business Case of the Week; Security-related
software updates; MandrakeForum headlines.
Mandrake in the News
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CNET provides an analysis of MandrakeSoft's Initial Public Offering --
"French Linux company braves IPO waters".
"When I look at the consolidation of the Linux market, I think
MandrakeSoft is one of the few companies that will survive, even though
Red Hat has become the de facto standard for enterprise".
http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-200-6627298.html?tag=mn_hd
What's Cooking at MandrakeSoft?
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Mandrake Linux PPC "Release Candidate" coming soon.
The final Mandrake Linux PPC beta will soon be released; this is your
last chance to test this new port of Mandrake Linux 8.0 and report
any bugs and/or suggestions. The Release Candidate contains the
following changes from the previous beta:
* Improved modem detection.
* Reworked CD boot scheme to accommodate newer machines.
* Post-install X configuration via XFdrake.
* Reworked installer to accommodate "OldWorld" machines and alternate
bootloader setups.
* Reworked installer to accommodate complicated partition map setups.
* Security updates.
* Added kernel 2.4.4 with PPC specific patches for video drivers.
* Patched xmms for wave/mp3 files.
* Many other changes based on Beta user feedback.
For information on how to get involved, please see the PPC Beta FAQ:
http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/demos/PPC/FAQ/
Spotlight on the Clara OCR Free Software project
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One of the many exciting Free Software projects that MandrakeSoft
sponsors is Clara OCR. Clara OCR is a free (GPL) Optical
Character Recognition program for Linux/Unix. It features a powerful GUI
and a web interface for cooperative digitalization of printed
materials. Clara OCR development started in 1999 and is approaching
production level.
Everyone is invited to test Clara OCR and participate in the project. To
learn more about Clara OCR, please visit the website at
http://www.claraocr.org/ where you can view screenshots, read the FAQ
and online tutorial. The project's announcement can be read
at:
http://groups.google.com/groups?rnum=4&selm=Pine.LNX.4.10.10107162206370.868-100000%40hal.home.unet
Business Case of the Week
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"Mandrake is becoming a consultant's dream."
A computer consultant recommends Mandrake Linux to his clients for
gateways, DNS, email, web, FTP and database duties:
"Every site that called me with a problem today was running IIS+Windows
on their LAN and had contracted the Code Red Worm. I have
sites still running their original Mandrake 6.0 installation (plus
updates), and they only ever call me for problems with the few remaining
Windows workstations on their LAN, or for hardware failures."
http://www.mandrakebizcases.com/article.php?sid=126&mode=thread&order=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
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Security-related software updates have been released for Tripwire and
OpenSSL. 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
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Ximian Gnome for Mandrake 8.0.
A reader writes: "Does anyone know the status of Ximian Gnome and
Mandrake 8.0? I have been watching Ximian's web site and they
said that a port was being worked on. I have also seen messages over the
last couple of months with no replies. Is this a project that
Mandrake is working on or is it low on the list for the Ximian folks?"
http://www.mandrakeforum.com/article.php?sid=1102&lang=en
MandrakeSoft IPO confirmed.
Jacques Le Marois (CEO of MandrakeSoft) makes an important announcement:
"I am proud to announce that we have received the "Visa COB" yesterday
evening to go public on the French Marché Libre. We will
be listed on the market July 30th. Mandrakesoft will be the first Linux
company listed in Europe on a public market."
http://www.mandrakeforum.com/article.php?sid=1099&lang=en
IDE-RAID for Mandrake 8.0.
A user asks for advice about IDE-RAID controllers that work with
Mandrake 8.0. Civileme responds with some helpful tips & links, and
several users share their experiences.
http://www.mandrakeforum.com/article.php?sid=1097&mode=thread&order=0&thold=0
How would YOU advertise Linux for the Desktop?
Putting Linux on a server instead of windows is a "no-brainer": a Linux
box will provide everything that a Windows box can, and more,
for a fraction of cost and no one except the system administrator knows
what runs on a server machine anyway. But, how would YOU
make people switch over from Windows to Linux?
http://www.mandrakeforum.com/article.php?sid=1096&mode=thread&order=0&thold=0
APT vs. URPMI article at linux.com.
Linux.com provides a brief article comparing the software package
management applications URPMI and APT. It's worth reading, if for
nothing else than the description of the "auto-select" feature of urpmi.
http://www.mandrakeforum.com/article.php?sid=1094&mode=thread&order=0&thold=0
Fun with regular expressions.
"It's dark and rainy day, and Civileme just came for a "bug-reports"
chat before Cider-bust party. As usually, this brought up some really
weird facts, and I'm sure you are going to LOVE this one:"
http://www.mandrakeforum.com/article.php?sid=1093&mode=thread&order=0&thold=0
Which Mandrake product should be used for a server?
An anonymous user writes "I am setting up an Internet server that will
act as a web, ftp, smtp, etc server and I was curious as to which
Mandrake product would work best for this."
http://www.mandrakeforum.com/article.php?sid=1092&mode=thread&order=0&thold=0
Ad blocker for Linux???
Several readers submit very good ideas for blocking advertisements while
surfing the Web.
http://www.mandrakeforum.com/article.php?sid=1084&mode=&order=0&thold=0
Windows2000/NT and Mandrake 8.0 on the same disk.
Users describe how to manage two, three, and even four operating systems
on the same PC.
http://www.mandrakeforum.com/article.php?sid=1083&mode=&order=0&thold=0
Read these stories and more at: http://www.mandrakeforum.com/
Latest headlines from the Linux-Mandrake Demo & Tutorial Center
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A tutorial about the Mandrake Software Manager has been translated into
Spanish and is now available:
http://www.linux-mandrake.com/es/demos/Spotlight/SoftwareMgr/
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