On Mon, 2005-05-23 at 14:47, Margot wrote: > Robert Yu wrote: > > Why aren't these programs included in version 10 of Linux and must be > > obtained from the Media Sources? > > > > > > > Mandrake 10.0 was released a year ago, and developers were working hard > on it 6 months before that. At that time, eighteen months ago, Firefox > and Thunderbird were not considered stable enough for mass-market use.
Also remember that there is http://urpmi-addmedia.org and http://easyurpmi.zarb.org/ and http://linuxfordummies.org/viewtopic.php?t=141 and http://addmedia.seerofsouls.com/ ...also, if you want to get into the main IRC support channels for assistance (irc.freenode.net => #mandriva) you can be pointed to other repositories and the likes - or even told how to add/install/configure software from source (if you're into that or want to learn) YankDownUnder Mandriva Channel Op - #mandriva on irc.freenode.net -- stephen kuhn mobile: 0410-728-389 illawarra and regional new south wales ----------------------------------------------- GNU/Linux/OpenSource Solutions and Alternatives 100% Microsoft Free :: Crashing is NOT an option. Registered Linux User # 267497 ----------------------------------------------- You can get there from here, but why on earth would you want to?
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