Mandrake Linux Community Newsletter - Issue #66

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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 #66    Thursday,  31 October 2002

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This Week's Summary: What's Cookin' at MandrakeSoft?; 9.0 Documentation
Now Online; MandrakeClub Transgaming Discounts; Mandrake in the News;
Spotlight on the OpenRouter Project; Website Watch; Mandrake Linux
Users Survey; Software Updates; Headlines from MandrakeForum


What's Cookin' at MandrakeSoft?
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MandrakeSoft PPC developer Stew Benedict gives Mac users a look at how
Cooker PPC is shaping up by releasing a special 'Installer ISO' image. This 
is a great opportunity to take an early peek at KDE 3.1 Beta2, XFree 4.2.1, 
Gimp 1.2.3, Koffice 1.2, and many others.

Check out the following article at MandrakeForum for instructions on how
to install Cooker PPC, plus enjoy some screenshots of the KDE 3.1 Beta2
desktop.
http://www.mandrakeforum.com/article.php?lang=en&sid=2510

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Cooker now has a whopping 71 modules for the Apache2 webserver.
Oden Eriksson has been cookin' up a storm and now counts 71 modules for
Apache2 v2.0.43. The modules are built on the latest Mandrake Linux
9.0/Cooker and can be found in binary and source RPM format at your
favorite official Mandrake mirror.

Check the "Modules For Apache2" status page at:
http://d-srv.com/modules_for_apache2.html


9.0 Documentation Online
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The official documentation for Mandrake Linux 9.0 is now available to
download in HTML and PDF format, or your can read it directly on the
website. The improved & expanded 9.0 documentation now includes the
following guides:

 * Quick Startup Guide -- The basics of installing 9.0
 * Starter Manual -- A comprehensive look at the installer plus Linux
   basics
 * Everyday Applications -- Learn how to use Internet, Office, and
   Multimedia applications
 * Command Line Manual -- Tame the power of the terminal
 * Server Configuration Guide -- If you'd like to use your Mandrake
   system as a server, this guide is for you
http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/fdoc.php3


MandrakeClub
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Thanks to a special agreement with Transgaming, MandrakeClub is happy
to offer steep discounts to Club members on three great games:

 * Kohan: Immortal Sovereigns - The Original
 * Kohan: Immortal Sovereigns - Special Awards Edition
 * Kohan: Ahriman's Gift

Learn all the details from this MandrakeClub article:
http://www.mandrakeclub.com/article.php?sid=78

Get in on the action and receive your discount today:
http://www.transgaming.com/webstore.php?ref=mdkemail

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


Mandrake in the News
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ExtremeTech.com -- A Summary of Desktop Linux Reviews.
ExtremeTech's weekly roundup gives the nod to Mandrake Linux for "Top
Distribution" with a 9 out of 10 rating.

"Very easy to set up and use by the novice, yet extremely capable and
extensible for the experienced user. Mandrake has developed very good
"Drak" wizards for all major functions (especially diskdrake, the disk
partitioning tool) and has organized them well in their Control Center.
Mandrake offers documentation on their CDs, in their boxed sets, and on
their Web pages, plus an online Mandrake Campus and Mandrake Experts
that complement the easy set up and allow most users to ease into the
Linux experience."
http://www.extremetech.com/article2/1,3973,647840,00.asp


Spotlight on OpenRouter: An Open Source Router/Firewall
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One of the many Open Source projects that MandrakeSoft proudly
participates in is the 'OpenRouter" project. OpenRouter's goal is to
develop a high-performance and user-friendly router/firewall and
wireless access point based on open hardware specifications and Open
Source software.

The OpenRouter project is being jointly developed by:
inAccess Networks, MandrakeSoft, CSEM, and ArchiMedia
http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/openrouter.php3


Website Watch
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Several interesting Mandrake tutorials/HowTo's have been located on the
Web:

Burning CDs with Mandrake 9.0 & Eroaster.
Learn how to create:
 * Audio CDs
 * Data CDs
 * Burn ISO images
http://trylinuxSD.com/eroaster/

Syncing the Sharp Zaurus in Mandrake Linux 9.0.
MandrakeSoft employee Todd Lyons describes how to configure Mandrake
9.0 to synchronize with a Sharp Zaurus (model 5500) via the USB cradle
and Qtopia Desktop software.
http://us.mandrakesoft.com/zaurus/zaurus.html

This ZDNet tutorial by Stew Benedict describes how to create user
interfaces with MandrakeSoft's 'libDrakx':
"One of the most useful drak tools is libDrakx, which is the Mandrake
add-on to perl-GTK. Part of the drakxtools-newt package, libDrakx
offers some custom commands and behaves correctly in console or X.
[...] I will walk you through how you can use libDrakx to create your
own user interfaces."
http://www.zdnet.com.au/builder/program/unix/story/0,2000034968,20269209,00.h
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Mandrake Linux Users Survey
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To help determine the special needs of Mandrake Linux users,
MandrakeSoft's Marketing team is conducting a brief survey that
requires your assistance.

Please help us improve our products by taking two minutes out of your
busy day to answer this brief questionnaire.
http://q.mandrakesoft.com/


Software Updates
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9.0 software updates have been released for:

mod_ssl -- fixes cross-site scripting vulnerability
kdegraphics -- fixes command execution vulnerabilities
tetex -- fix command execution vulnerabilities

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


Headlines from MandrakeForum
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Tip: Intrusion Detection System with Mandrake Linux and Snort.
'FN-Eagle' describes how to protect systems and networks that are
connected to the Internet by installing the Snort Intrusion Detection
System.
http://www.mandrakeforum.com/article.php?lang=en&sid=2508

ML 9.0 Troubleshooting: When localhost goes wild.
'vforge37' writes: "I found a solution to the problem some people were
having with CUPS and DHCP. There were several threads on a.o.l.mandrake
newsgroup and also on the Mandrake Forum story about USB trouble in MDK
9.0."
http://www.mandrakeforum.com/article.php?lang=en&sid=2507

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

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