Mandrake Linux Community Newsletter

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                Mandrake Linux Community Newsletter

                  Issue #83  Friday, 12 Sept 2003

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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.

In this issue:

  * Product Highlight: Mandrake 9.1 ProSuite
  * Mandrake Linux is 5 years old!
  * Mandrake in the News -- OFB.biz, Slashdot.org, LinuxQuestions.org,
    Newsforge.com
  * MandrakeClub --  Hot new apps for Club members
  * BizCase of the Week --  All Mandrake servers for the Sabanci
    University Computer Club
  * Software Updates --  pam_ldap, gkrellm, apache2, more


Product Highlight
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Mandrake 9.1 ProSuite: An ideal choice for your business.

Recently awarded by InfoWorld as the best Linux solution for businesses 
-- as well as being selected for a series of grueling tests by the
online magazine "Open For Business" --  the Mandrake Linux ProSuite 
Edition is a complete end-to-end solution for any business environment.

- 8 CDs feature a wide selection of world-class server software
- 1 Workstation DVD
- IBM DB2 Universal Database for Linux (90 days full trial version)
- 5 phone incidents valid for 60 days
- 90 days web support via MandrakeExpert
- 3 printed manuals

More and more small businesses are turning to Linux to provide 
cost-effective computing solutions. Put Linux to work for your business 
by purchasing the Mandrake Linux 9.1 ProSuite Edition today.
http://www.mandrakesoft.com/products/91/prosuite


Mandrake Linux is 5 years old!
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Mandrake Linux turned five on July, 23rd 2003. Which was your first 
Mandrake?

ML 5.1 'Venice' -- July 1998
ML 5.2 'Leeloo' -- December 1998
ML 5.3 'Festen' -- Feb 1999
ML 6.0-'Venus' -- May 1999
ML 6.1 'Helios' -- September 1999
ML 7.0 'Air' -- January 2000 (first graphical installer)
ML 7.1 'Helium' -- June 2000
ML 7.2 'Odyssey' -- October 2000
ML 8.0 'Traktopel' -- April 2001 (kernel 2.4)
ML 8.1 'Vitamin' -- September 2001 (devfs)
ML 8.2 'Bluebird'  -- March 2002
ML 9.0 'Dolphin' -- September 2002
ML 9.1 'Bamboo' -- March 2003


Mandrake in the News
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OFB.biz -- Mandrake rules OfB poll.
Once again, the users have spoken. The Open for Business website poll 
has attracted over 3600 votes, and almost 30% choose Mandrake as their 
favorite Linux distribution:
http://www.ofb.biz/modules.php?name=Surveys&op=results&pollID=53

LinuxQuestions.org -- Mandrake Forum.
LinuxQuestions.org has opened a new discussion forum dedicated to 
Mandrake Linux. Stop by to meet other Mandrake Linux users and share 
your experiences:
http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/forumdisplay.php?s=&forumid=30

Newsforge.com -- First look at HP's first US all-Linux PC.
Newsforge's Joe Barr publishes a review of a new HP/Compaq PC that's 
available preloaded with Mandrake Linux 9.1:
http://newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/09/02/0317201&tid=7


MandrakeClub
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Flash: Hot new Commercial applications now available at MandrakeClub.
18 new commercial applications have recently been added to the 
MandrakeClub Download section, including a complete version of Fax2Send 
-- full-featured Fax software for Linux. Beacon is offering the personal 
edition of this software package free to MandrakeClub members (a $25 USD
value!).
http://www.mandrakeclub.com/article.php?sid=1097

On July 29, 2003, the KDE Project announced the availability of KDE 
3.1.3, a  new version of this popular graphical desktop environment. 
MandrakeSoft developers worked overtime to package this new release for 
MandrakeClub members -- so come and get it!
http://www.mandrakeclub.com/article.php?sid=1084

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


Business Case of the Week
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Education/Research: All servers in Sabanci University Computer Club.
The Computer Club at Sabanci University, Turkey, uses Mandrake for their
8 servers. 'huseyin' explains:

"In one server there are 9 hard disks, raid, total of 960 gb, running 
proftp. Another one is used for web server having more than 30 virtual 
address and 5000 hits per day running advx, it also streams the Radio 
Club broadcast. Two machines are used to capture the tv signal, ( one 
encoder one streamer) stream and multicast TV channels to the local 
network. Another one is a game server running counter strike  , and 
psychostats where it logs the displays the game statistics from web. One 
little machine is running Mandrake MultiNetworkFirewall, it limits the 
overall access. Other servers are used for daily use, network file 
server(Samba), database server (oracle, postgresql, mysql), cvs server 
and programming."
http://www.mandrakebizcases.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=549


Software Updates
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9.1 software updates have been released for:

  * pam_ldap -- fixes vulnerability with pam filtering
  * gkrellm -- fixes remote arbitrary code execution vulnerability
  * apache2 -- fixes multiple vulnerabilities
  * gdm packages fixes vulnerabilities
  * perl-CGI -- fixes cross-site scripting vulnerabilities
  * eroaster -- fixes temporary file vulnerability
  * unzip -- fixes vulnerability

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

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