Mandrake Linux Community Newsletter - Issue #64

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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 #64    Thursday,  17 October 2002

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This Week's Summary: The Latest MandrakeClub Activities; Business Case
of the Week; Mandrake in the News; Website Watch; Newsletter Request
for Comments; This Week's Survey; Security-related Software Updates;
Headlines from MandrakeForum


MandrakeClub
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Club members have been busy downloading a new StarOffice 6.0 RPMs for
Mandrake Linux 9.0.
These "new & improved" packages no longer require
any post-installation configuring and have been tested on all Mandrake
Linux 8.x versions, so you can install them on older Mandrake systems
as well.
http://www.mandrakeclub.com/article.php?sid=75

Club Newsletter is now available in five languages.
The MandrakeClub newsletter is translated into five languages: English,
French, German, Spanish, and Dutch! To receive the newsletter in one of
these languages, select it in your language preferences.
http://www.mandrakeclub.com/article.php?sid=76

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


Business Case of the Week
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Science -- Mandrake Linux as a conference server.
SOPAC is a regional organization mandated by sixteen Pacific Island
Countries to assist them in geoscience issues. SOPAC has established a
conference server using Mandrake Linux to provide the participants
seamless access to the local resources (folders, printers) as well as
to the Internet.

"The server using DHCP, Firewall and Squid provides a plug and play
environment for the participants' laptops. Especially when these
laptops use a wireless network card. The server also provides live
streaming of the conferences."
http://conf.sopac.org/wiki/wiki/Technology
http://www.mandrakebizcases.com/article.php?sid=366

For many more examples of Mandrake in the workplace, please see:
http://www.MandrakeBizcases.com.


Mandrake in the News
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Last week we learned that Mandrake 9.0 was successfully ported to the
Xbox; this week brings news that OEone's "HomeBase DESKTOP" now
includes Mandrake Linux Version 9.0 support.

HomeBase SUITE is a unique desktop product that combines Linux and the
Mozilla browser to offer a "kiosk" type of turn-key Linux environment.
Several interesting screenshots are available at the company's website:
(Note: MandrakeSoft has no relationship with OEone)
http://www.oeone.com/products/screenshots.html


Website Watch
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Two new online tutorials have been released for Mandrake Linux 9.0:

Playing DVDs in Mandrake 9.0.
This easy-to-read tutorial describes several DVD players that are
available for Mandrake Linux users:
http://www.trylinuxSD.com/dvd/

First Steps with PHP-Nuke in Mandrake 9.0.
If you've ever wondered how to setup your own weblog, this graphical
HOW-TO should get you started in no time:
http://www.trylinuxSD.com/nuke/


Mandrake Newsletter -- Request for Comments
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The Mandrake Linux Community Newsletter is sent each week to over
180,000 Mandrake users, but never a word is heard from the readers.
What do you think about the newsletter? How could it be improved? Are
there any topics you would like to see more of, or not at all? Please
post your comments/suggestions at MandrakeForum:
http://www.mandrakeforum.com/article.php?lang=en&sid=2491

Finally, a personal note of thanks to the following people who
translate the Community Newsletter each week:

 * Wolfgang Bornath -- German
 * Fabian Mandelbaum -- Spanish
 * Kadjo N'Doua -- French


This Week's Survey
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What's the most annoying feature of today's PC hardware?

 * Processor is too slow
 * It runs too hot
 * It produces too much noise
 * Graphic card is too slow
 * Not enough RAM
 * Not enough place on HD
 * Screens are too small
 * There are too many cables
 * Other
 * Nothing, todays hardware is perfect.

Cast your vote in the Voting Booth and check the results:
http://www.mandrakeforum.com/pollBooth.php?op=results&pollID=45


Software Updates
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9.0 security-related software updates have been released for:

tar -- fixes directory traversal vulnerability
drakconf -- fixes locale problems
fetchmail -- fixes various vulnerabilities
postgresql -- fixes various buffer overflows

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


Headlines from MandrakeForum
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Of packagers and developers...
Do you know the difference between a 'packager' and a 'developer'?
The following article describes the importance, and distinctions, of
both groups:
http://www.mandrakeforum.com/article.php?lang=en&sid=2482

URPMI, a feature sorely overlooked.
'genetix' makes the case that URPMI (the Mandrake utility that
simplifies software administration) is absolutely brilliant but not
publicized as well as it should be. Are you familiar with, and know how
to use URPMI?
http://www.mandrakeforum.com/article.php?lang=en&sid=2479

Will Mandrake release 650Mb ISO's?
Although heavily discussed during the Beta testing cycle, many people
were surprised to discover that Mandrake Linux 9.0 was released for
700MB CDs. 'Anonymous' asks if MandrakeSoft will release 650MB ISO
images for people who cannot burn CDs of that size.
http://www.mandrakeforum.com/article.php?lang=en&sid=2478

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

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