Some time ago, I stopped paying attention to Mandriva. I felt that this Linux distribution, which hails from France and is financially backed by Russia, wasn’t quite sure what it wanted to be. All has changed now. Mandriva knows where it is and where it’s heading. Mandriva Linux Powerpack 2011 is available for purchase and is one of the finest releases I have come across in quite some time. What makes it so good? Let’s break it down

Read the full thing at http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/10things/10-things-mandriva-is-doing-right-for-linux/2877

A couple of inaccuracies, but otherwise a good read.