Posted by: Anonymous Coward
on February 13, 2005 02:35 AM
1) Agreed. Your experience may be completely different from mine. Mine has been that Mandrake (even 10.x releases) have inferior QA to other distributions.
2) Again I challenge your assertion that Mandrake are "less exclusively corporate oriented than say RH." Where's your proof? In fact, here's an excerpt from Mandrake Linux Community Newsletter (Issue # 100 February 10, 2005):
"New U.S. partner program
In January, Mandrakesoft announced the new Mandrakelinux Solution Provider Program, teaming up with IT services companies around the U.S. to provide Linux products and services to small- and medium-sized businesses. Mandrakesoft will provide sales, marketing and technical support..."
and this:
"HP to sell pre-installed Mandrakelinux systems in Europe
Just ahead of the Solutions Linux conference in Paris, HP announced that it plans to provide and support pre-installed Mandrakelinux solutions across its entire range in France from February onwards..."
While there is nothing wrong in Mandrake's corporate approach, to somehow presume or portray it as more "noble" than any other company's is deceptive and inaccurate.
"Also, Mdk's execs have made it clear that they do commit themselves to freely releasing their apps and they have/are helping the development of free software. BTW, I was commending Mdk in my post, I was not saying about anyone else's committment, or lack thereof, to free software."
Fair enough, since the same might be said of RH and other distributions.
3) This has nothing to do with hysterics or flag burning. (And, I personally support anyone's right to burn whatever flag they choose. But, my opinions are beside the point...)
Your original post made the irrational assertion that RH/Fedora is "mainly a US 'patriot' distro." Tell this to ELX Linux, an Indian based Fedora-based company... or to RPMForge developers, who are located primarily in the EU and offer exceptional support for Fedora and Red Hat users... or to EzPlanet One, a British company producing a Fedora variant. The list goes on and on. To dismiss Fedora in the way in which you did was petty, prejudiced, and inaccurate, hence my even less-subtle "Francophile" example. I most certainly don't believe this or feel this way about Mandrake or its users. Decrying a distribution based on its national origins -- no matter where it originates -- is simply wrong.
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Posted by: Anonymous Coward on February 13, 2005 02:35 AM2) Again I challenge your assertion that Mandrake are "less exclusively corporate oriented than say RH." Where's your proof? In fact, here's an excerpt from Mandrake Linux Community Newsletter (Issue # 100 February 10, 2005):
"New U.S. partner program
In January, Mandrakesoft announced the new Mandrakelinux Solution Provider Program, teaming up with IT services companies around the U.S. to provide Linux products and services to small- and
medium-sized businesses. Mandrakesoft will provide sales, marketing and technical support..."
and this:
"HP to sell pre-installed Mandrakelinux systems in Europe
Just ahead of the Solutions Linux conference in Paris, HP announced that it plans to provide and support pre-installed Mandrakelinux solutions across its entire range in France from February onwards..."
While there is nothing wrong in Mandrake's corporate approach, to somehow presume or portray it as more "noble" than any other company's is deceptive and inaccurate.
"Also, Mdk's execs have made it clear that they do commit themselves to freely releasing their apps and they have/are helping the development of free software. BTW, I was commending Mdk in my post, I was not saying about anyone else's committment, or lack thereof, to free software."
Fair enough, since the same might be said of RH and other distributions.
3) This has nothing to do with hysterics or flag burning. (And, I personally support anyone's right to burn whatever flag they choose. But, my opinions are beside the point...)
Your original post made the irrational assertion that RH/Fedora is "mainly a US 'patriot' distro." Tell this to ELX Linux, an Indian based Fedora-based company... or to RPMForge developers, who are located primarily in the EU and offer exceptional support for Fedora and Red Hat users... or to EzPlanet One, a British company producing a Fedora variant. The list goes on and on. To dismiss Fedora in the way in which you did was petty, prejudiced, and inaccurate, hence my even less-subtle "Francophile" example. I most certainly don't believe this or feel this way about Mandrake or its users. Decrying a distribution based on its national origins -- no matter where it originates -- is simply wrong.
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