From MandrakeClub:

Mandrakesoft values user feedback above all. Although some of you may feel your voice often goes unheard, please be assured that a lot of us spend a good part of our time listening to what users have to say. We do this for two reasons: the first reason is that the community is the very soul of Mandrakelinux – this is true of all free software. The second reason is that a company cannot live if it doesn't provide what its customers need – and this is true of every company, small and large.

So, although some emails may not receive a reply, and although we cannot intervene in every forum thread, we keep an eye on what's going on in the community. By signing this petition, you have given us a clear sign of your concern regarding the quality of our products, but more importantly you have shown us that you care about the future of Mandrakelinux. We share those two concerns. It is of the utmost importance for the future of Mandrakesoft and Mandrakelinux that the quality of our products be as good as we can make it, and that we do not disappoint our users.

Read the full thing here

With Mandrakesoft's new Move, discovering Linux has never been easier. A live Linux distribution that can team up with a USB key, Move can provide a first taste of Linux or become a wonderfully portable tool that gets the job done when and where it's needed.

If you were curious about Linux but were afraid to damage your system by installing it, then Move is what you need. Move makes no changes whatsoever to the host system - it couldn't be any safer. No installation or configuration is required, and all hardware detection is carried out automatically.

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Mandrakelinux Community Newsletter

Issue # 96 September 30, 2004
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Welcome to the Mandrake Linux Community Newsletter -- dedicated to keeping you up-to-date with the latest Mandrake-related news & info.
Inside this Issue:


* Top Story -- Mandrakelinux 10.1 Community is available!
* What's cooking at Mandrakesoft? -- Many exciting new projects are in the works!
* Mandrakesoft News -- Mandrakesoft Pledges Support for Linux Standard Base 2.0
* Mandrakesoft in the Press -- Mandrakesoft Participates in Highly Secure Open Operating System Solution
* Market News -- Base Tundra Blade Configuration; Low cost entry blade system
* Mandrakelinux Education & Training -- New Mandrakesoft E-Training Platform
* Financial News -- Mandrakesoft structural clean up continues
* Jobs at Mandrakesoft -- Kernel Hacker
* Quick Reminder ! -- Mandrakelinux 10.0 and 10.1 Products & Goodies
* Software Updates -- Keeping your Mandrakelinux system up-to-date

Do you use Linux at home or in your organization?

You may be a newbie or you may be a wizard, but you're bound to find something of interest in our new E-Training platform! Brought to you by Mandrakesoft and Integrale Vision, this new offer lets you build up your Linux skills, whatever you current level. Have a look at:http://www.mandrakesoft.com/etraining

Mandrakesoft has just made Mandrakelinux 10.1 Community publicly available! Can't wait to get your hands on the latest technology?

Here's your chance to catch up...

This new release features :

* Very useful enhancements in the area of mobility
* Tons of new applications and updates
* Enhanced hardware support
* Solid foundations : new compiler, updated kernel, and updated package management system make for a better, sounder distribution.

Discover all features at: http://www.mandrakelinux.com/en/10.1/features/

Download now at: http://www.mandrakelinux.com/en/ftp.php3

Paris, France ? September 23rd, 2004 ? An industrial consortium consisting of Bertin Technologies, Surlog, Jaluna, Mandrakesoft, and Oppida, all major European players in security, operating system, and certification technologies, has been awarded a 7 million euro, 3 year contract by the French Ministry of Defense. Under the contract, the consortium will develop a Linux based multi-level security operating system solution meeting Evaluation Assurance Level 5 of the Common Criteria (CC-EAL5). CC-EAL5 guarantees an outstanding security level for an operating system, and satisfies major security requirements in both commercial as well as defense and government applications.

Read the full press release here

MozillaQuest Magazine (mozillaquest.com) reports: Mandrake has been doing more than its fair share of making Linux suitable for converting Microsoft Windows users to Linux for some time now. Mandrake 9.x already was a Linux distribution that out of the box was very suitable for migrating from Microsoft Windows to GNU-Linux.

Looking over the information about Mandrake 10.1 and adding that to our hands-on experiences with Mandrake 9.x and 10.0, Mandrake 10.1 ought to be a product that will help to promote the migration of MS Windows users to GNU-Linux.

Perhaps the most important change might be in the X Window system from XFree86 4.3 in Mandrake 10.0 to Xorg 6.7.0 in Mandrake 10.1. The X Window system is what is used to provide graphical display for the grapical components, including keyboard and mouse functionality, of the GNU-Linux operating system such as the GNOME and KDE desktops.

Check MozillaQuest.com for the full story and links!

From Spidertools:

Mandrake 10.1 Community, released in Sept. 16 is an incremental upgrade to Mandrake 10. The new features make it a worthy upgrade for home users but the bugs that remain are certainly not what a business desktop should upgrade to until later when the Official version is released.

Of course there are new versions of programs with enhanced features, a few are listed here, none that have a significant impact that is discernable to the user over Mandrake 10.

Read the full review here

From The Register:

Mandrakesoft shareholders have given the company the green light for a stock sale that will raise up to $7.3m. A vote on Monday approved the sale of up to a million shares at ?6, or $7.31, per share.

The stock is being sold as a private investment in public equity, and investors will largely be existing shareholder, the company said. The extra funds will allow it to transfer to a regulated market, Euronext Nouveau Marché, making it easier for stock to be traded and paves the way for Mandrakesoft to pursue an acquisition strategy.

Read the full thing here

Mandrakelinux 10.1 Community has been released, and is available via bittorrent from http://qa.mandrakesoft.com/torrent/. As a refresher, the Community edition is generally aimed at early adopters who still want a supported version (ie: bugfixes, security updates, etc).