On Fri Mar 08 17:44 +0800, Bill Kenworthy wrote: > Love the idea. Having one of these beasts and just getting the > knowledge to set it up has been a long haul - but worth it in the long > run! Too late for 8.2, but in the next release would allow Mandrake to > "take over" the laptop Linux market! - no competition in sight, a > perfect niche!
A laptop-i-fied distro is also an idea I've toyed with. You could put a few packages that might enhance network client use, while not putting servers besides an mta, maybe minimal apache. Replace some more server oriented modules with things like wireless lan out of the box. Hell, sell it as a separate edition of the distro through Mandrake Store. Have every boxed retail version have a little card saying, "if you have a laptop, might we interest you in Mandrake Linux 9.0 Portable Edition, which contains all sorts of packages that are tailored for the requirements of the road warrior." Some people would buy a desktop edition, a server edition, and a portable edition. That's three sales where before there might have been 1 or 2. -- Levi Ramsey [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] When it comes down to desperation, You make the best of your situation. Linux 2.4.17-20mdk 5:01am up 10 days, 14:43, 17 users, load average: 0.20, 0.15, 0.19
