-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 September 28, 2003 01:12 pm, rikona wrote: > Hello newbie, > > I got 9.0 in a box when 9.1 was just coming out. After a period of > learning, I tried to get some additional programs for 9.0, but found > almost all were for 9.1, and some did NOT work with 9.0. It was as > though the 9.0 code had dried up and blown away.
What code? What programs? > I'm running 9.1 now. How long will it be before the same thing happens > and 9.1 code becomes hard to find? What code? What programs? > I've been getting others interested in Mandrake. Many are fed up with > the Win problems and want a change. They are VERY newbie-ish though - > some even have trouble running Win. Should I give them 9.1 (more > stable?) or 9.2? Hello Rikona; The best way to get new programs for 9.0 would have been through the mirror trees for that release. That would of course depend upon what applications you sought though. Many people aren't even aware that the "contrib" trees exist and that all of those applications are available for install through the MCC or urpmi as soon as the source repository has been added. So saying the code dried up and blew away is slightly misleading. Stuff is still available, you just have to know where to look. I congratulate you on actually getting the "box" for 9.0, and urge you to start those 'others' the same way if possible. Explain to them that there _is_ a free version for download but that there really is added value to box sets and Club membership. Starting anyone off as of now with 9.1 wouldn't be a bad idea, but in my opinion starting them off with 9.2 would be better for them, better for you, and definitely better for MandrakeSoft. My "logic" is based on the fact that the only way to get 9.2 "immediately" would be to join the club or go to the Mandrake Store and buy a copy. Or to install cooker, but that isn't quite 9.2 and may cause a bad first impression. I'm sure that your focus is to present them with a happy experience and not have them snarling at you over a perceived broken operating system, am I correct? The word immediately above is quoted because I don't know for certain whether the mirrors accessible to members have the ISOs yet or not for the simple reason that I can't be bothered to look. I keep this machine mostly (or totally) cooked. Having said all of that; if you install a copy of the Mandrake release that you bought for those others, or help them to do so so that you are starting from something you are at least moderately familiar with, you'll both (and severally) be much happier. I'm sure you've learned from being on the list how to deal with most of the possible "gotchas." A more direct answer to the "How long?" question is simply that official support for releases is 18 months. I think. (-: HTH Charlie - -- Edmonton,AB,Canada User 244963 at http://counter.li.org Cooker on kernel 2.4.22-10mdk 13:15:54 up 8 days, 2:36, 1 user, load average: 0.00, 0.00, 0.00 Pete: Waiter, this meat is bad. Waiter: Who told you? Pete: A little swallow. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.3 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQE/dzj4G11CaRuZZSIRAgeEAJ9u6ploMgkQ3lUf4rGr+GpFCcNQvgCfQdWl AQKcQ32Xj8kFHf/ILZy6ih8= =B4kO -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
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