To all,
I looked at my version file and it reads:
Linux-Mandrake Powerpack Odyssey-i586 20001011 16:42
So it looks like I got the pre-release dated Oct 11. This is 3 weeks
before the "real 7.2" came out, Nov. 2nd.
Even after I installed all the many updates I'm still having problems with
this OS. For example, I cannot connect to my http://localhost, and any
other app that tries to connect to port 80 can't either. I installed the
Apache updates, so why am I having such dam trouble?
Another problem: when I configure my soundcard I lose my dialup connection
to the internet. From some reason my IRQs get all fouled up. What the
hell is going on.
Another problem: I configured my USB printer and got it working for
awhile, but for some dam reason it stopped working. So now I cannot
print.
Linux-Mandrake is a much better OS than any other OS I tried, RedHat,
Win2000, Win98, Slackware, etc., but for some reason I feel I got screwed
paying $79.00. If you ask me would I pay another $79.00 for a Mandrake
release the answer is yes I would, but please advertize what you sell or
I'll have to go to court over false advertising and have those that sold
me the false package remit me the $79.00.
A pray: Let's keep Mandrake the best Linux OS ever. Let's support these
great Linux and Mandrake programmers, and let's sell the truth.
--Charles Hurley
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Vincent Danen wrote:
>
> > Please let's not start this whole thread over again... Macmillan never
> > released a "pre-release" 7.2 and that is that.
>
> �'m sorry, but you are misinformed. The first release of the real
> 7.2 was to downloaders on November 2 and was build version-dated
> October 27. This is the first 7.2 that was not specifically branded
> a 'release candidate'. It is this release that was the subject of
> the various release announcements made around Novenber 2 by Mandrake.
>
> Walmart and Macmillan were selling something erroneously labelled
> Mandrake 7.2, with a build version-date of October 12 or 15 before
> November 2. Them's the facts. So that is that!
>
> --
> Regards,
>
> Ron. [AU]
>
>
Thank you,
Charles R. Hurley
http://www.panix.com/~crh
