Hi Gael,
sounds good sure hope this will be an easy upgrade. I am finding all the
problems in Mandrake 6.0 but its a beaut Hope this one has less bugs.
Jeanette
----- Original Message -----
From: Gael Duval <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Newsgroups: alt.os.linux.mandrake
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>;
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Tuesday, August 31, 1999 5:27 PM
Subject: [expert] ANNOUNCE: Linux-Mandrake 6.1pre available for download and
tests
> Aug, 31 1999 ANNOUNCE: Linux-Mandrake 6.1pre available for download
> and tests
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------
---
>
> We at MandrakeSoft are very pleased to announce that Linux-Mandrake
> 6.1pre (Cassini) is available now for download.
>
> This pre-release version has been made upon the stable parts of Cooker
> (the openly developed version). It is already available from several
> FTP mirrors. We encourage users to test it and report bugs by
> subscribing to the Cassini mailling-list:
>
> http://www.linux-mandrake.com/cassini/
>
> The purpose of Cassini is to improve the stability of Linux-Mandrake
> 6.1 which will be released next week pending the status of this beta
> test.
>
> * WHAT'S NEW IN MANDRAKE 6.1pre?
>
> - Linux Kernel 2.2.11-ac3 + 2.3.15
> - KDE 1.1.2 (last CVS)
> - XFree 3.3.4
> - New and improved MandrakeUpdate for an easy and automatic update of
> Mandrake.
> - New Linux4Windows system which allows the user to install Mandrake
> directly on top of a windows partition by avoiding the painful stage
> of repartitioning.
> - New and improved Desktops for KDE and Gnome with the famous
> "Mandrake Touch"
> - New easy secured access to maintenance programs (for users that know
> the root password), as well as the automatic detection of Windows
> partitions that puts a link on the desktop. Enjoy!
> - New, highly customized and powerful Apache 1.3.9 with mod_perl 1.21
> and extended PHP3.0.12. With this version of Apache, you can easily
> download and plug cryptographic module like open_ssl etc.
> - MySQL GPL version.
> - New pre-configurations for Emacs, XEmacs and Vi.
> - A bunch of new KDE applications and Gnome applications.
> - All the recent programs are upgraded and well configured.
>
> * HOW TO TEST IT?
>
> Everything is on:
>
> http://www.linux-mandrake.com/cassini/
>
> * ABOUT LINUX-MANDRAKE
>
> Linux-Mandrake is a user friendly Linux operating system, that can be
> used at home or in the office. Linux-Mandrake is 100% compatible with
> Red Hat(tm) Linux. Linux-Mandrake won two awards at LinuxWorld Expo in
> August 99 for Best Product of the Year and Best Linux
> Distribution/Server, and a was finalist for the Linux
> Distribution/Client Award. Linux-Mandrake 6.0 features the "Mandrake
> touch", MandrakeSoft's signature graphical interfaces that give users
> selected desktop icons including easy CD-Rom and floppy disk access
> and easy Internet upgrades using the "Mandrake Update" icon. It also
> features Pentium optimization with performance enhancement from 5 to
> 30%, scalable font support and KDE/Gnome. LinuxMall, the largest
> online reseller of Linux products, reports that Linux Mandrake was its
> best selling in July.
>
>
> --
> < Gael DUVAL - [EMAIL PROTECTED] >
> < Mandrake 6.0 on http://www.linux-mandrake.com>
>
