Mandrake Linux

The Mandrake Linux Community Newsletter for January 31, 2003 is out. This week looks at the Mandrake Linux 9.1 Beta 2 release; a new PPC beta; and much more.

MandrakeSoft has announced a new end of life policy for Mandrake Linux. "With the release of Mandrake Linux 9.1, we will put in place a cycle that customers can easily anticipate. MandrakeSoft will provide 12 months of "desktop" support for distributions, and 18 months of "base" support for distributions. This means that applications such as window managers, desktop environments, browsers, etc. will have a 12 month support life, while applications such as the kernel, Apache, and other "base" components will have a support life of 18 months. At certain times, MandrakeSoft may choose to extend support for certain versions of Mandrake Linux."

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