Mandrakelinux Community Newsletter

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                  Mandrakelinux Community Newsletter

                    Issue # 99   December 17, 2004

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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.
Inside this Issue:

   * Top Story -- Mandrakelinux 10.1 Official is available for download!
   * What's cooking at Mandrakesoft? -- New Multi Network Firewall - second 
Beta
   * Mandrakesoft News -- Linux vendors partner to further standards
   * Financial Corner -- Mandrakesoft Back To Profitability in FY 2003/2004
   * Mandrakelinux Education & Training -- Mandrakesoft E-Training Platform
   * Quick Reminder! -- Mandrakelinux 10.1 Products & Goodies
   * Software Updates -- Keeping your Mandrakelinux system up-to-date

Top Story
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Mandrakelinux 10.1 Official is available for download!

The latest major release of Mandrakelinux, 10.1 Official, is now available for
public download! Empower yourself with all the new and stable 10.1 features. 
Mandrakelinux 10.1 Official is available as: 

   * Three ISO CD images
   * DVD image
   * Mini CD Image

If FTP servers are too busy, you may use Bitorrent. Download now, and 
don't forget the nice 10.1 Official packs at Mandrakestore which provide 
full documentation and support.
http://www.mandrakelinux.com/en-us/ftp.php3
http://www.mandrakestore.com/


What's cooking at Mandrakesoft?
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New Multi Network Firewall - second Beta

Multi Network Firewall is Mandrakesoft's integrated network security solution.
The second beta of the new MNF is now available on a number of FTP mirrors! 
Everything is now operational except Mandrakeonline integration. Please report
any issues! Follow this link to the MNF2 beta page.
http://www.mandrakelinux.com/en/mnf2-beta.php3


Mandrakesoft News
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Linux vendors partner to further standards

Connectiva, Mandrakesoft, Progeny and Turbolinux have announced the creation 
of a common implementation of the LSB 2.0 which will serve as the base for 
future products. This initiative, called "Linux Core Consortium" (LCC), is 
backed 
by Linux supporters such as Computer Associates, HP, Novell, Red Hat, Sun, 
OSDL, and the Free Standards Group. Read the press-release to learn more 
about this exciting news!
http://www.mandrakesoft.com/company/press/briefs?n=/mandr...


Financial Corner
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Mandrakesoft Back To Profitability in FY 2003/2004

Mandrakesoft achieved an operating income of 0.86 million Euros ($1.14 
million) 
and a net income of 1.39 million Euros ($1.85 million) in Fiscal Year 
2003/2004. 
Per share, operating income was 0.18 Euros ($0.24 per share) and net income 
was 0.29 Euros ($0.39 per share). For further details, please see the 
financial release.
http://www.mandrakesoft.com/company/investors/newsletter/...


Mandrakelinux Education & Training
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Mandrakesoft E-Training Platform

Whether you're a newbie or a wizard, you're bound to find something of 
interest 
in our new E-Training platform! Brought to you by Mandrakesoft and Integrale 
Vision, 
this new offer lets you build up your Linux skills regardless of your current 
level. 
Right now 6 lessons are already online and more training modules are expected
soon. Follow this link to learn more.
http://www.mandrakesoft.com/etraining

Documentation update
Thanks to the efforts of the documentation team, the following
Mandrakelinux 10.1 guides are now online for all Club members:

   * Starter Guide
   * Discovering Mandrakelinux
   * Command Line Reference Manual

These guides are available in English, French and Spanish - both in
HTML and PDF formats. Some of them are also available in Italian,
German and Chinese. This new documentation will answer many questions
you may have about the latest release, and will help improve your
understanding of the Mandrakelinux operating system. Not a
Mandrakeclub member? Don't delay, subscribe to Mandrakeclub and enjoy
the many benefits!
http://www.mandrakeclub.com/


Quick Reminder!
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Mandrakelinux 10.1 Products & Goodies

Don't forget, you'll find all new Mandrakelinux 10.1 Official products
at Mandrakestore. Choose from the new range of packs and offers, from
the Discovery desktop product to the PowerPack+, which includes a
full client/server groupware solution, and several bundles with new
Mandrakesoft goodies! Order your packs, bundles and other goodies at
Mandrakestore today!
http://www.mandrakestore.com


Software Updates
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Keeping your Mandrakelinux system up-to-date

Mandrakesoft provides timely security advisories to users of
Mandrakelinux and related products to ensure users a safe computing
experience, regardless of whether the chosen product is used as a
desktop system or server.

Recent topics include:

   * Security Advisories
      * OpenOffice.org
      * NetPBM
      * ImageMagick
      * webmin
      * mpg123
      * Gtk+
      * XFree86
      * openssl
      * and others - please update!

   * End of Life Product Support
      * Mandrakelinux 9.1 - upgrade to a newer version today!

   * CVE Compatibility
   * Advisory RSS Feed
   * Mailing Lists
   * Kernel Update Procedures


Learn more about keeping Mandrakelinux up-to-date.
http://www.mandrakesoft.com/security/

Mandrakeonline: The answer to easy updates, Mandrakeonline provides
automated software updates including security patches, bug fixes and
errata notices. Mandrakeonline can inform you when updates are
available and the updates can even be scheduled for a convenient
time. Learn more about how to keep your system up-to-date with
Mandrakeonline.
http://www.mandrakesoft.com/mandrakeonline