just the standard 10.0 official release. however, i am a mandrakeclub member, so it's the powerpack version, not the free download version (a minor difference).
jason On Sunday 11 July 2004 21:50, Michael Hrivnak wrote: > Thanks! That's great information. Just for clarification, are you > using standard Desktop releases, or are you using the Mandrake > Corporate Server or something else? > > Michael > > On Sunday 11 July 2004 09:26 pm, Jason Tower wrote: > > virtually all of my clients are currently (or soon will be) running > > mandrake. after using redhat for a couple of years, i switched to > > mandrake and have been extremely pleased with it, both as a desktop > > and a server. it has proven to be stable, secure, and easy to > > manage and update. > > > > - excellent implementation of KDE (unlike rh/fedora - i don't care > > for gnome and i don't care for bluecurve) > > > > - standard command line tools work as they should, unlike suse > > (witness the useless useradd command, among others) > > > > - a huge collection of RPMs are available, most of them right on > > the CDs. *WAY* more than rh/fedora deliver > > > > - a "loaded" kernel with lots of available modules (when trying to > > rescue a client's mac hard drive a few months ago, mandrake was the > > only distro that could read the HFS+ filesystem out of the box) > > > > - urpmi, though a tad difficult to get working sometimes, does a > > great job of handling updates, rpm dependencies, etc > > > > - a fast, flexible, powerful installer. far more flexible than > > fedora's, and accomodates network installs much better than suse's > > > > i've tried almost all of the major distros out there and mandrake > > has the best pro/con ratio (debian was close though). and this > > isn't just an academic discussion for me either, my business > > depends on my ability to install, configure, and manage linux > > servers. if they fail - i fail. > > > > jason > > > > On Sunday 11 July 2004 20:36, Michael Hrivnak wrote: > > > Dear all, > > > > > > In conversations here and elsewhere, it seems to me that Mandrake > > > has been labeled a good competitor for the desktop market, but I > > > rarely hear them mentioned or considered for use in business > > > applications. Since I know many of you are involved in making > > > decisions about what software a business will use, I'd like to > > > hear opinions on Mandrake's business server software. For a > > > refresher: > > > > > > http://www.mandrakesoft.com/businesses/ > > > > > > So, what has your experience been? > > > > > > If you don't have any experience with it, why have you chosen > > > other solutions instead? > > > > > > I'm just looking for some productive discussion about the ups and > > > downs of why Mandrake does or doesn't get used in business > > > settings. > > > > > > Thanks, > > > Michael -- TriLUG mailing list : http://www.trilug.org/mailman/listinfo/trilug TriLUG Organizational FAQ : http://trilug.org/faq/ TriLUG Member Services FAQ : http://members.trilug.org/services_faq/ TriLUG PGP Keyring : http://trilug.org/~chrish/trilug.asc
