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Mandrake Linux files for bankruptcy
News MandrakeSoft, the financially strapped creator of the Mandrake version of Linux, said on Wednesday it has filed for the French equivalent of bankruptcy protection from creditors. Version 9.1 of Mandrake Linux software is expected in April, the...
[January 16, 2003, 11:42]
Mandrake Linux PowerPack Edition 9.1 review
Reviews Although the screen display still doesn't come close to a Windows XP screen with the ClearType font smoothing option turned on, especially on notebooks, Mandrake has given us the first truly readable Linux fonts out of the box.
[April 22, 2003, 13:56]
Mandrake Linux desktop goes mobile
News MandrakeSoft has released a version of its Mandrake Linux 9.2 operating system distribution that allows users to boot a personalised desktop from a single CD. Mandrake's product is compatible with most Intel and AMD processors, and requires 128MB...
[December 3, 2003, 11:15]
Mandrake Linux: Join our club
News Mandrake, a French company that sells Linux, is encouraging users to join for-fee clubs to provide enough money to keep the company in business. The Mandrake Linux distribution's short-term future is in jeopardy due to a simple factor: money," the...
[March 12, 2002, 12:10]
Mandrake Linux download policy angers club members
News Days after MandrakeSoft launched a controversial "club" to boost its bottom line, the Linux distributor has angered many in its user community by changing the rules of the Mandrake Club programme. MandrakeSoft finalised version 8.2 of Mandrake...
[March 22, 2002, 13:39]
Mandrake Linux 9.2 'kills' some CD-ROM drives
News The company said that CD-ROM drives based on hardware from South Korean electronics manufacturer LG become inoperable when used with Mandrake Linux 9.2. MandrakeSoft has released a new Linux kernel, version 2.4.22-21mdk, which fixes the problem...
[October 29, 2003, 13:35]
Mandrake Linux desktop goes mobile
Talkback Mandrake, it's your turn to bat.whatcha got? As a complete newbie to Linux I've been amazed at the plethora (say what? I've got an old Compaq w/ AMD Duron 850 that either works with linux out of the box or gets totally hung up requiring setting...
[December 5, 2003, 4:07]
HP to support Mandrake Linux on the desktop
News The agreement, announced on Tuesday ahead of the LinuxWorld Expo, will see HP build and promote Mandrake Linux-based desktop PCs for European and North American businesses. Mandrake Linux will be certified on all of HP's business PCs, and will be...
[January 30, 2002, 17:04]
Mac hardware gets Mandrake Linux upgrade
News MandrakeSoft has released the second beta-test version of Mandrake Linux 8.2 for the PowerPC platform, the first update of Mandrake for Macintosh hardware since version 8.0 in August 2001. The release on Wednesday follows on from the first beta...
[March 28, 2002, 14:01]
Mandrake Linux 9.2 'kills' some CD-ROM drives
Talkback This is not an embaressment to Mandrake this is LGs fault and all the egg should be all over their face. Mandrake may have nearly gone bankrupt but is it any wonder when M$ has a monopoly grip on the OS market.
[October 29, 2003, 19:54]
Mandrake Linux 9.2 'kills' some CD-ROM drives
Talkback But Mandrake do get latest stuff out first (e.g.devfs) but sometimes this can be too early a jump from their "Cooker" to a released version (and this is from a Mandrake Club Silver Member). I'll still like Mandrake because they do this but it can...
[October 30, 2003, 11:47]
Linux maker Mandrake: We need cash
News Linux seller MandrakeSoft issued a plea for cash Friday, encouraging people to buy products, MandrakeClub memberships or company stock. MandrakeSoft isn't the only company to struggle with the business prospects of Linux, an open-source clone of...
[December 23, 2002, 8:41]
Mandrake delays latest Linux
News Mandrake Linux 8.1 is available as a download, but the first CDs of the product were supposed to ship "by the end of September", the company said. Linux seller MandrakeSoft has had to delay shipment of its newest version of Linux because of...
[October 12, 2001, 11:36]
Mandrake Drak tools made easy
News An interesting feature of the Mandrake configuration tools (also known as drak tools) is that many of them can be used in either console mode or in X (the Linux GUI). MandrakeSoft's toolkit is licensed under the GPL, and you are free to use and...
[October 17, 2002, 11:49]
Mandrakesoft rocked by executive loss
News Mandrakesoft, which produces the popular Mandrake Linux distribution, confirmed this morning that chief executive Henri Poole and other management officials have left the company. And it recently announced the availability of the Linux Mandrake 8.0...
[May 23, 2001, 15:20]
MandrakeSoft withdraws 'unsafe' Linux update
News MandrakeSoft has advised users of its Mandrake Linux 9.1 operating system not to install a security update released on Sunday due to a serious security bug in the update. The unusual warning concerned a routine security update to the kernel, or...
[July 25, 2003, 14:11]
MandrakeSoft clears up downloads confusion
News Linux distributor MandrakeSoft officially announced the availability of StarOffice 6.0 for Mandrake Club members on Monday, making it the first major Linux distributor to offer the final version of the office suite to its users.
[March 26, 2002, 12:43]
Windows 98 lifeline 'prompted by Linux threat'
Talkback i use windows 98 for games AND work based activites i also tried win 2k and mandrake linux win 2k runs all my office based applications 100% fine but try an make it run a game is virtually impossible u have to turn off any advanced features or it...
[April 30, 2004, 17:39]
MandrakeSoft packs new Linux distribution with goodies
News European Linux distributor MandrakeSoft released the latest major edition of its operating system, Mandrake Linux 8.0, on Thursday. Not only is it user-friendly and powerful, but Linux-Mandrake 8.0 also comprises over 2,300 applications," said...
[April 19, 2001, 15:40]
Linux: Lost in the trough of disillusionment?
Talkback I'm using Mandrake 10.1 now and think it's a pretty decent desktop, easy to install and substantially improved from when I started using Mandrake Linux. I'm multibooting and liked Mandrake 7.2 a lot more than its Red Hat peer.
[September 12, 2005, 18:28]
