"One quirk Mandrake has had for a long time, and has kept in 9.0, is a set of default package choices I think are just a little silly at times. Why wouldn't Flash install as a Mozilla plugin automatically? Why both OpenOffice and StarOffice instead of one or the other?"
Flash not installed - I suspect this has to do with keeping MDK90 as a free Distro whereever possible. Commercial products (ie non OSS) are kept to a side in MDK90 so that users cannot be hoiked later if a supplier changes the distribution of said products from free downloads to pay-for-use.
OOo & SO6 - The Powerpack contains a paid-for copy of SO6 (if I recall correctly), unlike the basic MDK packages for purchase or the downloadable version. OOo might be popped in to maintain consistency within the installation program for these other versions??
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Posted by: adinnie on November 18, 2002 09:45 PMFlash not installed - I suspect this has to do with keeping MDK90 as a free Distro whereever possible. Commercial products (ie non OSS) are kept to a side in MDK90 so that users cannot be hoiked later if a supplier changes the distribution of said products from free downloads to pay-for-use.
OOo & SO6 - The Powerpack contains a paid-for copy of SO6 (if I recall correctly), unlike the basic MDK packages for purchase or the downloadable version. OOo might be popped in to maintain consistency within the installation program for these other versions??
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