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Mandrake Linux History / Mandriva| Category | | | Summary | | Mandrake Linux (now officially known as "Mandriva" linux - but more about that later) is a pretty new addition to the pack in terms of distributions. |
| | Body | Mandrake is not terminologically "old school" as other Linux distributions, but it sure does make up for that in the quality of product. The Mandrake Linux distribution was conceived and developed during early 1998 with the vision of bringing to the table an easier to use linux distribution that would be more well suited for newcomers/beginners to the linux operating system - "streamlining" linux, if you will. After about a year, Mandrake was shooting up the distribution popularity charts and began to get a name for it's simplicity and sheer ease-of-use.
At one point Mandrake Linux received an aware from CNET, the prestigous "Editor's Choice" Award, stating: "New users, especially those looking for a quick and easy alternative to Windows or the Mac OS, will be hard pressed to find a smoother, easier transition to the world of Linux."
Recently during April of 2005, Mandrakesoft, the corporation behind Mandrake Linux, acquired another tech company namely, Conectiva. Firstly some background on Conectiva - the company was founded in 1995 and was the pioneer for distribution of Linux and OpenSource in Portuguese, Spanish and English for all of Latin America. Besides customized Linux distributions for the Latin American market, Conectiva developed a series of products and additional services directed at the market demand for OpenSource Tools, consulting services, training and technical support, which also included books and manuals. The company also was sought due to it's highly regarded OEM programs, application ports and training kits.
So due to Mandrakesoft's acquiring of Conectiva a merger ensued and for this reason Mandrakesoft moved to change the label of it's distributing system from Mandrake Linux to Mandriva Linux. Below is an excerpt from the email that Mandrakesoft sent all club members about the merger and the ensuing change of title.
From: Mandrakesoft Team <return@mandrakesoft.com>
To: XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
Subject: Flash: Mandrakesoft becomes "Mandriva"!
Date: Thu, 7 Apr 2005 17:41:01 +0200 (CEST) (15:41 GMT)
Flash Newsletter: Mandrakesoft Announces Name Change!
It's been in the air for a few weeks...
After spending weeks balancing pros and cons, Mandrakesoft has decided
to change its name!
The name change will apply worldwide to both the company and its
products. The management team sees two good reasons for this change:
1. The recent Mandrakesoft - Conectiva merger calls for a new identity
that better represents the combination of two key companies and
their global presence.
2. The long-winding trademark lawsuit with Hearst Corporation has
reached a point where we decided it is more reasonable for us to
move forward. By adopting a new name, we eliminate the liability
attached to the Mandrakesoft name and we can focus on what is
important to us: developing and delivering great technology and
solutions to both our customers and our user community.
We will endeavor to build even stronger brand recognition in our new
name. So what is the new name?
The winner is ...
M A N D R I V A
Why Mandriva? This new name, simple and efficient, is the synthesis of
Mandrakesoft and Conectiva. This will further a smooth transition and
will build on our existing brand recognition in the IT world.
Mandriva Linux has since undertaken a small refurbish of it's official site and has taken a marketable approach, listing it's major features as being based on Linux Kernel 2.6.8 (with various fixes from 2.6.9rc), Xorg 6.7, KDE 3.2.3, GNOME 2.6, Glibc 2.3.3, GCC 3.4.1, Apache 2.0.50, PHP 4.3.8 MySQL 4.0.18, Samba 3.0.6, Mozilla 1.7.2, GIMP 2.0.4, OpenOffice.org 1.1.3 and in it's latest version has introduced WIFI, Bluetooth and is the first Linux distribution to release or offer advanced, yet user-friendly power management for laptops.
All in all, Mandriva is once hell of a distribution and really packs a punch as far as utilization and packages go. The only downside is that Mandriva is not free, but starting from as little as EUR$44.90 for the Discovery bundle for Home Users and ranging upward from their for professionals or developers, Mandriva is definitely a more powerful and affordable alternative to other more popular commercial Operating Systems. |
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