Mandrake 8.1 Beta1 (Raklet) Released 245
keegnotrub writes: "Mandrake just dumped 8.1 Beta on their servers. Along with updated software (KDE 2.2, kernel 2.4.8, etc) they have reworked their control center to include many new features." Word to the wise: there are some reactions to this beta -- as well as a list of known bugs and fixes -- at mandrakeforum.com. What I'd like to know is if a Wacom Intuos USB tablet will work out-of-the-box on 8.1, since I just bought a refurbed one ;)
A Windows Desktop Replacement! (Really) (Score:3, Funny)
Once the few bugs get worked out - The whole Mandrake 8.1 sytem is really a Windows desktop replacement. I'm really excited to wipe out a secratary's Windows computer, replace it with Mandrake and watch what happens. My hunch is, after explaining to her that the Start button is now a "K" - and MS.Word is now called KWord, then she will turn to me and say "OK." And proceed to work as if nothing has happened. After a few hours , I bet she'll say :
"Wow, this new version of Windows sure has a lot of cool card games, Thanks!"
Re:Buy American, not French (Score:2, Funny)
http://rugby.about.com/library/weekly/aa033101.htm [about.com]
Re:Big problem: DevFS (Score:2, Funny)
But I agree that the initial post was lame and uninformed.
Re:windows xp (Score:2, Funny)
back in the day, Slackware 4.0 was a gateway drug.
We all saw the brand-spankin' new shiny color install. We all used the spankin'-convenient "menu system".
Yet somehow, it still trashed every "Gateway 2000" machine that we put it on...
that's why it's called a gateway drug now.
Of course them young whippersnappers like Mandrake think they can pull in new users with them shiny Gooeys and what they've them got now...
[trails off mumbling to self...]