That's kind of like ansking "What's the difference between Windows 95,
98 and Me?"  In short, with each new release, Mandrake (or any other
distribution) attempts to include the latest versions of the linux
kernel and various programs they include as part of their distribution. 
The problem is that sometimes, while old bugs are fixed, new ones are
introduced.  It just depends on whether the new bugs affect you (for
instance I understand there is a bug with certain RAID controllers in
9.0, but since I don't have a RAID controller, it's not a problem).

If you want the latest versions of the various desktops and
applications, then 9.0 would be the way to go.  8.2 is probably a little
more stable (if you apply all the patches to it) than 9.0, but will be
more difficult in the long run to keep up to date (as more rpm packagers
start compiling and packaging applications for 9.0).  

Unless there is a real show stopper for you with 9.0, I'd probably
recommend installing it.  

Joeb


On Mon, 2002-12-09 at 23:18, Fish Fash wrote:
> Hi
> 
> What is the difference between ver 8.0, 8.2, & 9.x?
> 
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