Mandrakelinux Community Newsletter Issue # 97

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                  Mandrakelinux Community Newsletter

                     Issue # 97   October 25, 2004

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Welcome to the Mandrakelinux Community Newsletter -- dedicated to
keeping you up-to-date with the latest Mandrake-related news & info.
Inside this Issue:

   * Top Story -- Mandrakesoft has won two big awards!
   * What's cooking at Mandrakesoft? -- Mandrakelinux 10.1 for x86-64 Beta2
   * Mandrakesoft in the Press -- Review of Mandrakelinux 10.1 Community 
   * Mandrakesoft News -- Mandrakesoft Launches OSS Solution for African Internet
   * Market News -- Mandrakelinux PC's meet with success in Planète Saturn stores
   * Mandrakelinux Education & Training -- New Mandrakesoft E-Training Platform
   * Quick Reminder! -- Mandrakelinux 10.0 and 10.1 Products & Goodies
   * Software Updates -- Keeping your Mandrakelinux system up-to-date

Top Story
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Mandrakesoft has won two big awards!

The 2004 Open for Business Awards has awarded Mandrakesoft the Best
GNU/Linux Value-Added Service honor each year "...because it remains
a unique offering among the increasingly service oriented 
distribution companies." The honor of Best Linux Distribution goes to
Mandrakelinux 10.0 Official PowerPack+. It is the obvious pick
"...because it has the capabilities to work well for the widest array
of situations and features." Read more about these awards.
http://www.ofb.biz/modules.php?name=News&file=article...


What's cooking at Mandrakesoft?
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Mandrakelinux 10.1 for x86-64 Beta2

The second beta release of Mandrakelinux 10.1 for x86-64 has arrived!
"Mandrakelinux 10.1 Official for AMD64 combines the strengths of the 10.1 
Official distribution with the latest technology of AMD Athlon(TM)64 and 
AMD Opteron(TM) processors. AMD64 technology provides more efficient 
memory access and doubles the number and the size of processor registers." 
ISO images are available for download and tests. More information about 
this beta release can be found here.
http://www.mandrakelinux.com/en/101beta-x86-64.php3

New Multi-Network Firewall Beta 

Mandrakesoft's integrated network security solution, Multi-Network Firewall (MNF) 
is one of the most feature-rich firewall products currently available on the market. 
Through a secure Web interface which utilizes finely-tuned wizards, network 
administrators can easily build a network, define access rules, filter and 
monitor Internet content, and perform administration tasks. The first beta 
of the new MNF is now available on a number of FTP mirrors just waiting 
for you to download and test! See the New Multi-Network Firewall Beta 
information page, here. 
http://www.mandrakelinux.com/en/mnf2-beta.php3

Mandrakesoft releases Move - Linux has never been more ready for the desktop 

"Have you always wanted to try Linux but were afraid you weren't 
up to the task? Here's Move, the easiest and safest way to test drive Linux. 
Built on the Live-CD technology, Move enables you to run a full operating
system from just one CD, anywhere, without the need for installation.
With the release of Mandrakesoft's new Move, Linux becomes a viable
option for millions of first-time Linux users." Move is now publicly
available for download! Read more about the new Move and download today! 
http://www.mandrakesoft.com/company/press/pr?n=/pr/produc...

Club members, Silver and above, can download the full commercial product 
complete with USB key capabilities, commercial plugins and more! 
Not a member yet? Don't delay, subscribe to  Mandrakeclub and enjoy
the many benefits!
http://www.mandrakelinux.com/en/club/

Move boxed sets are also available on Mandrakestore! Hurry to
Mandrakestore and order yours today!
http://www.mandrakestore.com


Mandrakesoft in the Press
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Review of Mandrakelinux 10.1 Community 

"Mandrakelinux 10.1 Community is a preview of Mandrakelinux 10.1 and is an 
early version of the upcoming 10.1 Official release. The whole look and feel 
of Mandrakelinux 10.1 screams out that they're ready to show the world just 
what they can do and that there's a reason they're the number one distribution. 
If 10.1 is a preview of things to come in 10.1 Official, we've got a lot to look 
forward to!" Read more about the Mandrakelinux 10.1 Community distribution.
http://www.linuxforums.org/news/article-25822.html

Hurry and order your 10.1 Community DVD on Mandrakestore.
http://www.mandrakestore.com

Or, become a Mandrakeclub Member and download the full version right 
now! Don't delay, subscribe to the Club and enjoy the many benefits!
http://www.mandrakelinux.com/en/club/


Mandrakesoft News
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Mandrakesoft Launches OSS Solution for African Internet

"In 2003, at the World Summit on the Information Society, representatives of 
the international community made the bridging of the North/South "information 
gap" their primary goal. The French Ministry of Foreign Affairs, through the ADEN 
cooperation program, and Mandrakesoft, European leader in Linux systems, 
intend to put Open Source software at the forefront of this goal." 
Read more about what is being done to meet this goal. 
http://www.mandrakesoft.com/company/press/pr?n=/pr/partne...


Market News
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Mandrakelinux PC's meet with success in Planète Saturn stores

"The time when Linux was considered an Operating System confined to technical 
types and server rooms is over. The efforts of free software actors, among them, 
Mandrakesoft, has payed off. The commercial success of Mandrakelinux PC's sold 
in Planète Saturn stores stands as proof that Linux is both powerful and accessible." 
More information about the efforts of Planète Saturn stores can be found here. 
http://www.mandrakesoft.com/company/press/pr?n=/pr/produc...


Mandrakelinux Education & Training
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New 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. Many lessons are already online and
more training modules are expected soon. Follow this link to learn more.
http://www.mandrakesoft.com/etraining

Documentation update: Mandrakelinux 10.0 documentation

All Mandrakelinux 10.0 documentation is now available online, in different 
languages, and in HTML and PDF formats. The documentation is available here.
http://www.mandrakelinux.com/en/fdoc.php3


Quick Reminder !
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Mandrakelinux 10.0 and 10.1 Products & Goodies

Don't forget, you'll find all new Mandrakelinux 10.0 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! Mandrakelinux 10.1 Community DVD's are
available now! 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
      * 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