Higher than 90%, or so they claim: "Linux-Mandrake is 99%
compatible with RedHat. So most applications packaged for
RedHat as RPM packages (.rpm file) should run under
Mandrake."
It appears the only thing they recommend against is
"upgrading Linux-Mandrake specific packages (those that can
be found in the Mandrake distribution) with RedHat's ones.
You could lose Mandrake's benefits."
Quotes from http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/fapps.php3
Miark
----- Original Message -----
From: Sridhar Dhanapalan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: Paul <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; newbie
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Tuesday, August 07, 2001 6:16 AM
Subject: Re: [newbie] Linux Mandrake vs RedHat
> Nevertheless, Mandrake tries to be as Red Hat compatible
as is practicable.
> They claim over 90% compatibility with Red Hat packages.
This can be useful,
> since most RPMs are built for Red Hat.
>
> On Tue, 7 Aug 2001 20:56, Paul wrote:
> > It was Mon, 6 Aug 2001 23:42:59 -0500 when X - A - W - K
wrote:
> >
> > Mandrake was built on the source code of Redhat 5.2.
>From there they went
> > there separate ways.
> > Mandrake is compiled optimised for Pentium processors
where redhat is
> > compiled for 386's.
> > Paul
> >
> > >Hi,
> > >
> > >I just would like to ask somebody to explain me the
main difference
> > > between Linux Mandrake and RedHat.
> > >
> > >I just want to know the strong points of each one...
For what is better to
> > >use Mandrake... and for what RedHat?
>
> --
> Sridhar Dhanapalan.
> "There are two major products that come from Berkeley:
> LSD and UNIX. We don't believe this to be a coincidence."
> -- Jeremy S. Anderson
>
