On Friday 17 October 2003 08:49 am, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Bottom line is that mandrakesoft is thinking of ways to ensure the survival > of their company. They are not disallowing us to use their distro, they are > only asking those who cant contribute (mdkclub or cooker) to wait 15 days. > Some may contest that this is crap but this has been a company decision and > would it hurt to give some respect to those who created a good distro > (mho)?
There is no doubt that Mandrake did do a very good job putting together their distribution. I'm really looking forward to seeing the new goodies they have. I understand that they have arranged for an early release of software for paying users and developers. I understand that, but I would find it odd if they were to actually restrict the redistribution of acquired software. It's also frustrating that they have all the packages on the 9.2 distribution available on their public FTPs and mirrors, but in flat trees, not tar packaged or as ISOs. As it is, it seems they're selling convenience. I hold the Mandrake group in high regards. In fact, I would gladly give my financial support if I were capable of it. Their efforts have made the GNU/Linux system especially attractive for a lot of users. But this limiting of distribution just seems rather impractical. I don't think they're actually that dependent on the income from the MandrakeClub that they would actually restrict the freedom of redistribution. I actually do understand your point, but these gripes are valid thoughts as well. > I am also waiting to get my hands on a 9.2 iso, but like what most on musb > regulars have agreed to, we are waiting until the time that they are > offered officially to the public before sharing them to somebody else. Forgive me then. I wasn't aware of such serious concerns. If I were aware of such strong sentiments against it, I would not have pushed my request. -- Paolo Vanni M. Ve�egas You know you've been hacking too long when... you think you can't wake up in the morning because you forgot to push a return address on the stack the night before. -- Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Mailing List [EMAIL PROTECTED] (#PLUG @ irc.free.net.ph) Official Website: http://plug.linux.org.ph Searchable Archives: http://marc.free.net.ph . To leave, go to http://lists.q-linux.com/mailman/listinfo/plug . Are you a Linux newbie? To join the newbie list, go to http://lists.q-linux.com/mailman/listinfo/ph-linux-newbie
