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Mandrake Linux Community Newsletter
*********************************************************************** 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 #59 Thursday, 12 September 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: 9.0 RC2 is Released; Updated Mandrake Systems at WalMart.com; More Discounts for MandrakeClub Members; Mandrake in the News; Business Case of the Week; Security-related Software Updates; Headlines from MandrakeForum Top Story ---------------------------------------- Mandrake Linux 9.0 RC2 has arrived. This second Release Candidate is most likely the last chance to influence 9.0's development by contributing your reports and suggestions. 9.0 is in a "deep-freeze" now, so only urgent bug fixes will be made. Read the official Beta announcement, plus the complete changelog: http://www.mandrakelinux.com/en/90rc.php3 Updated Mandrake/Microtel systems at WalMart.com ---------------------------------------- WalMart.com offers a line of PCs pre-loaded with Mandrake Linux 8.2 at a great price -- now you can build your own Mandrake Linux PC! Just select one of the "bare-bone" models and begin adding features such as processor, memory, and hard drive. Visit WalMart.com for all the details: http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product_listing.gsp?cat=96955&path=0%3A3944%3A 3951%3A41937%3A86796%3A102252%3A96955 MandrakeClub ---------------------------------------- MandrakeClub has a new "special offer" for Club members who are looking for a great Office package -- 10% off the price of Hancom Office. Plus, place your order before September 22 to qualify for free shipping in the USA, Canada or the European Union (other countries receive 50% off shipping). Additionally, a trial version of Hancom Office 2.0 is available in the Download section so you can try before you buy. http://www.mandrakeclub.com/article.php?mode=nocomments&sid=66 -- The MandrakeClub RPM-voting system is producing plenty of new RPMs for both PPC and i586 platforms. Please help us test the following applications so we can provide bugfree packages!!. * Gentoo 0.11.30 (PPC) -- Gentoo file manager * ethereal 0.95 (PPC) -- Ethereal is a network traffic analyzer * Nessus 1.2.3 (PPC) -- Nessus is a remote security scanner * Cheops -- Network management tool * tuxpaint -- drawing program for children. * xtunes -- digital music system. * And lots more http://www.mandrakeclub.com/modules.php?op=modload&name=RPM&type=testing Not yet a Mandrake Club member? To learn more, please visit: http://mandrakelinux.com/en/club/ Mandrake in the News ---------------------------------------- OFB.biz -- Looking Back, Looking Forward: Gaël Duval on Mandrake. "Open for Business" talks with Gaël Duval -- Founder of Mandrake Linux & Co-Founder of MandrakeSoft -- about the company's past, present, and future: "My personal opinion is that Linux is getting bigger and bigger, and as we see more and more big names in the software industry coming to us, MandrakeSoft's future should be bright as soon as we become financially secure." http://www.ofb.biz/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=162 -- OFB.biz is also running a poll titled: "Mandrake's Future seems..." * Very bright! * Not bad * A little shaky * Really dim Cast your vote: http://www.ofb.biz/modules.php?name=Surveys&op=results&pollID=34 And while you're there, don't forget to vote for your favorite Linux distribution! http://www.ofb.biz/modules.php?name=Surveys&op=results&pollID=26 Business Case of the Week ---------------------------------------- Manufacturing: Linux Mandrake as a backup server.... it's reliable, secure and cheap! Wilson & Garden LTD is a manufacturing company that creates display surfaces, roller boards, chalk boards etc for the educational market, government and private companies. They installed Mandrake Linux 8.2 on their rackmount server to runs Samba, Swat to setup, Atalk, BIND DNS, Squid, Apache PHP and Mysql. Ricardo Meechan concludes: "Linux Mandrake is great for a simple to install and secure server setup. Hardly any skills required to install it (compared to RedHat and Caldera etc) thanks to Mandrake Cooker! It has great tools to manage the server, good old Telnet, VNC and Webmin It has pretty good operating system integration... work side by side with Mac OS and Windows, thanks to Samba and Netatalk! Great for databases, MySQL does everything I need, without the heavy license costs of MS SQL Server!" http://mandrakebizcases.com/article.php?sid=357 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: kdelibs -- fixes SSL vulnerability krb5 -- fixes remote root vulnerability xcdroast -- now compatible with cdrecord linuxconf -- fixes local root vulnerability View the complete list at: http://www.mandrakesecure.net Headlines from MandrakeForum ---------------------------------------- MandrakeClub Newsletter (14) Denis posts the latest copy of the MandrakeClub newsletter: * Your membership assures a better support for YOUR language! * Real time trading information for Club members. * 20% discount on Yopy (Linux) PDA * Club and PPC platform: a perfect match! http://www.mandrakeforum.com/article.php?lang=en&sid=2413 Release Candidate 2 of Mandrake Linux has arrived Many readers voice their comments about the latest 9.0 Release Candidate: http://www.mandrakeforum.com/article.php?lang=en&sid=2411 Read these and other stories at MandrakeForum. http://www.MandrakeForum.com/ ---------------------------------------- To subscribe to the weekly Mandrake Linux Community Newsletter, please visit the MandrakeSoft website and enter your email address into the "Newsletter" box located on the right side of the webpage. http://www.mandrakesoft.com/ (Log in to post comments)
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