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In this issue: * Top Story -- Mandrakelinux '10.0 Community' Preview * Sponsor of the Week -- Thawte * Mandrakesoft Call for European Partners * Mandrake in the News -- Linux.com * Mandrakeclub -- 9.2 for AMD64 & PowerPack '9.2.1'; Welcome Pascal Joly * Mandrakelinux Screenshots -- Request for Submissions * 9.2 Software Updates -- kernel, XFree86, mtools, mailman, more
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Mandrakelinux Community Newsletter
Issue #89 Friday, 5 March 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.
In this issue:
* Top Story -- Mandrakelinux '10.0 Community' Preview
* Sponsor of the Week -- Thawte
* Mandrakesoft Call for European Partners
* Mandrake in the News -- Linux.com
* Mandrakeclub -- 9.2 for AMD64 & PowerPack '9.2.1';
Welcome Pascal Joly
* Mandrakelinux Screenshots -- Request for Submissions
* 9.2 Software Updates -- kernel, XFree86, mtools, mailman, more
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This week's sponsor: Thawte -- "It's a trust thing"
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Top Story
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Mandrakelinux '10.0 Community'.
The final release of 'Mandrakelinux 10.0 Community' is available.
This will be the first Mandrakesoft distribution to follow the
new Development Process, and also the first major Linux distribution to
include the 2.6 kernel as the default kernel. In a nutshell:
The '10.0 Community' release is for those who want the 'latest
and greatest' features as soon as possible
Details of the development changes are available online:
http://www.mandrakesoft.com/company/press/pr?n=/pr/products/2453
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Highlights of the upcoming 'Mandrakelinux 10.0 Community' include:
* Linux Kernel 2.6.3 and 2.4.25
* Glibc 2.3.3 with NPTL support
* XFree86 4.3
* KDE 3.2
* Mozilla 1.6
* New drakconnect
* Final menu structure
In addition to the above features, Mandrakelinux 10.0 will contain a
stunning new Mandrakegalaxy II theme for the KDE and GNOME
desktops; the Mandrake Control Center sports an elegant new interface;
and 'magicdev' will replace supermount. Magicdev provides features such
as automatically launching a CD player when an audio CD is inserted
into the drive.
Luis Alves, one of the 'Mandrake Cookers," posts an early review (with
plenty of screenshots) of the 10.0 Release Candidate which he installed
on his IBM laptop:
"The speed of the KDE 3.2 and the new kernel is awesome, compared with
my Mandrake 9.2, you can feel it everywhere. Konqueror is cleaner and
faster than ever. All the interface interaction is more satisfying
using the same hardware."
http://homepage.swissonline.ch/mdk10rc1_review/
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Mandrakesoft Call for European Partners
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MandrakeSoft has a rich history of cooperative R&D projects including
CLIC (clustering technology), and Open Router (an all-in-one
distribution for active networking). MandrakeSoft is currently seeking
new partners for a project focusing on system tools for installation,
administration and customization. Desired partners should be members of
the European Union, and should be either publicly funded research
centers, universities, or private companies (both large or small).
For additional information, please see:
http://www.mandrakesoft.com/company/press/pr?n=/pr/partnerships/2457
Mandrake in the News
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Linux.com -- Newbies take on LiveCDs; everybody wins.
Joe Bolin from Linux.com takes ten people who have never used Linux to
run several LiveCDs through some informal tests. Overall the test group
agreed that Mandrakemove was their favorite LiveCD:
"Everyone felt that this [Mandrakemove] was the best LiveCD for getting
to know the Linux desktop. One person even said it felt more
comfortable than her 'other operating system.' It has to be the most
user-friendly interface of any we tested. [...] All but one person said
they felt very eager to put Linux on their home desktop."
http://desktops.linux.com/desktops/04/02/09/1840218.shtml
Mandrakeclub
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Downloads for everyone! 9.2 ISOs for AMD64 & PowerPack.
ISO images of Mandrake Linux 9.2 for the AMD64 platform are now
available as BitTorrent downloads to Silver level Club members (and
above).
Also, a special release titled "PowerPack 9.2.1" is available to all
Mandrakeclub members (Standard level and above). PWP 9.2.1 is comprised
of the first three ISOs of the 9.2 PowerPack -- including all official
updates plus special packages built for Mandrakeclub such as Gaim 0.74,
Mozilla 1.5, and a new OpenOffice.
Join the discussion at Mandrakeclub, then get busy downloading today:
http://www.mandrakeclub.com/article.php?sid=1718
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Pascal Joly, former E-marketing Manager for the French Yellow Pages
Directory (Annuaire Soleil) joined MandrakeSoft on February 16th, 2004.
Pascal will help improve the Mandrakeclub and Mandrakestore websites,
and also focus on new services, products, usability, and e-marketing.
Pascal writes "As an intensive Netsurfer since 1993 and a long-time
Mandrake Linux aficionado, I am really glad today to take an active
part in Mandrakesoft development."
Please help welcome Pascal. And keep an eye on the Mandrakeclub website
for upcoming improvements and new features.
Not yet a Mandrakeclub member? To learn more, please visit:
http://mandrakelinux.com/en/club/
Mandrake Linux Screenshots
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The Mandrakelinux Screenshots Page was recently updated with graphics
from 9.2 and Mandrakemove. Stop by and see how your fellow Mandrake
users are customizing their desktops:
http://www.mandrakelinux.com/en-us/fscreenshots.php3
Do you have a great looking desktop that you'd like to share with the
world? Send a screenshot of your Mandrake Desktop to
[e-mail:screenshots@linux-mandrake.com]. And be creative! We'll select the best
ones and post them on the Mandrakelinux.com website.
Software Updates
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9.2 software updates have been released for:
* mtools -- fixes local root vulnerability
* ldetect-lst -- provides entries for sagem800 modems
* kernel -- fixes multiple vulnerabilities
* mkinitrd-net -- fixes issue with some network cards
* metamail -- fixes buffer overflow vulnerabilities
* mailman -- closes various cross-site scripting vulnerabilities
* XFree86 -- fixes buffer overflow vulnerabilities
* NetPBM -- fixes a number of temporary file bugs
* mutt -- fixes remote crash
View the complete list at Mandrakesecure.net:
http://www.mandrakesecure.net/
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