Hoyt....how do I get on the MDB mailing list? :-)
Alan
Hoyt wrote:
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Alan Shoemaker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Tuesday, November 30, 1999 11:50 PM
> Subject: Re: [expert] Web site (doubleblink)
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> > Civileme....I don't think it's too suprising that the poll came out like
> > that, after all, there have been two MacMillan distributions of
> > Linux-Mandrake that both say "RedHat with enhancements" right on the
> > box. These boxed distributions can be found in many of the major
> > discount stores in the USA and they are likely one of the major
> > contributing factors for the phenominal growth of Linux-Mandrake over
> > the past 6 to 8 months.
> >
>
> My LUG distributes Mandrake at local computer shows. We purchase the disks
> from www.linuxcentral.com and mark them up just enough to cover our
> distibution expenses,so they are very inexpensive. Yet we have trouble
> marketing them as "Mandrake". RedHat has so much market awareness that it is
> easier to say they are "RedHat on steroids" or "RedHat with improvements".
> But the fact remains that RedHat compatability helps sell the disks. I look
> at it this way: Elisha Grey and Alexander Graham Bell "invented" the
> telephone, but my Nokia cell phone is certainly much better than theirs. I
> see RedHat and Mandrake as being in a similar relationship: it's the same
> idea, but done better.
>
> BTW, I make a distro based on Mandrake that I use and distribute to my
> friends. It is essentially Mandrake with 1)bugfixes/updates , 2)extra
> programs (many from cooker contribs), 3)mods to the /comps file 4)enhanced
> DOS and recovery utilities and 5)extra documantation. I immodestly call it
> MDB or "Mandrake Done Better"; there's always room for improvement.
>
> Hoyt
