----- Original Message ----- From: Lyvim Xaphir <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, December 20, 2002 9:17 PM Subject: [newbie] Mandrake Raising More Capital
> > > Mandrake got slashdotted today, I just saw the article, then I saw an > email from the Mandrake team. > > http://slashdot.org/articles/02/12/20/1815214.shtml?tid=147 > > I also read > > http://www.mandrakelinux.com/en/future.php3 > > After reading that, and considering how much Mandrake linux has come to > mean to me, I've decided to upgrade my membership. I was wondering, how > many peeps here are going to either join the Mandrake club or upgrade > their membership? I'm just curious, and was looking for a show of hands. > ?? > > --LX > > > I have to say I'm middle-of-the-road here. I bought my distros and was happy with 8.2. However, I'm NOT happy with 9.0. If 9.0 is all they can do with the money I paid spent, then no, I'm not going to continue investing money in a company who seems to be following in the footsteps of microsoft when it comes to releasing something whether it's ready or not, and IMHO, 9.0 was not ready to be released. In fact, my 2nd machine which I've been fighting with using 9.0 will be downgrading back to 8.2 some time this weekend. Another thing is for sure, when future versions are released I'm definitely going to wait and watch the forums/lists before shelling out 70 bucks again. I was so happy with 8.2 that I bought 9.0 as soon as it was on the shelf thinking it would be even better but that does not seem to be the case, unfortunately. I'm just waiting for the day when Debian steps up to a 2.4 kernel. I'm getting comfortable enough with gnu/linux that I'm ready to make a switch from a distro that's "easy to use" to one that emphasizes stability. IMO having apps freeze and crash doesn't seem very "easy to use." If I want that, I'll go back to M$. Now if Mandrake were to turn around with 9.1 and go back to the quality of 8.2, I'd sing its praises once again.
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