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Mandrake Linux 7.0 is out. Their press release for it is included below
this post.
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MandrakeSoft is pleased to announce the immediate availability of
Linux-Mandrake 7.0 (Air).
[astaris.png width=153 height=239 alt=] The new graphically-enhanced
Linux-Mandrake 7.0 (Air) operating system has just been released and
is now available as a free download from our website at
www.linux-mandrake.com and from many mirrors across the Internet. The
complete packaged edition, available for sale in early February,
contains more than 2000 applications, new manuals and 100 days of
support at the price of $55 US.
Altadena, California - January 13, 2000 - MandrakeSoft continues to
contribute to the widespread use of Linux as a powerful operating
system for both high-end servers as well as personal workstations.
With their goal of introducing Linux to as many new users as possible,
a company-wide effort has been focused on ease-of-use issues resulting
in the development of many new graphical tools, utilities and
"wizards".
ォ This latest version of Linux-Mandrake is an important step in the
evolution of MandrakeSoft and is the result of many months of research
and innovations. For example, we are happy to offer the first Linux
distribution which integrates a hard-disk partitioning system into the
installation process. Our new partitioning application DiskDrake
removes a major obstacle in the installation of Linux when another
operating system has previously been installed. サ, said Jean-Loup
Gailly - CTO MandrakeSoft.
Benefits for new Linux users:
Linux-Mandrake 7.0 now includes all the graphical tools that users
expect for a simplified system installation. These tools include:
Mandrake icon DrakX - our new open-source graphical installation
procedure utility. DrakX provides several levels of automated
installation for the various skill levels of users. DrakX also
allows users to configure their Internet connection during the
installation process with full support of ADSL and RNIS
technologies. Additionally, nearly 50 different languages are
available in DrakX!
DD icon DiskDrake is our new hard-drive partitioning tool which is
incorporated into DrakX. DiskDrake allows any user to easily
create, modify and re-size disk partitions using an entirely
graphical interface. A completely automated option is also
available for inexperienced users.
Tux The very latest Linux Kernel (2.2.14) which has been enhanced
with the ォ Supermount サ utility eliminates the clumsy
mounting/unmounting process for removable devices such as CD-ROMs
and floppy disks.
Xfree86 The very latest XFree86 (3.3.6) supports many of the latest
video cards such as: Matrox G400, S3 Trio 3D, SAVAGE 3D, Nvidia
GeForce, ATI Rage 128, Ati Rage Mobility, SIS 540/630/300, Silican
Motion Lynx etc etc.
DrakConf icon DrakConf is our new desktop configuration panel which
enables users to easily configure and modify hardware devices such
as video cards, keyboard, mouse (including USB keyboards and mice).
DrakConf also includes the new Lothar utility which is a set of
tools that offers auto-detecting and configuring of additional
hardware devices such as sound cards, network cards, etc.
Mandrake doc icon High level of internationalization with 50
languages available.
Mandrake news icon Many desktop enhancements and customizations
that greatly simplify a user's experience of learning Linux for the
first time. Additional features such as immediate access to a
Windows partition, if installed on the same machine, provide a much
requested feature. Complete and easy to read documentation is
available.
Benefits for power-users:
In addition to the new graphical tools, Mandrake 7.0 provides new
concepts and features that will make it the system of choice for
servers:
* Several pre-configured ォ Security Levels サ are now available at
installation time to ensure that your Linux system suits your
needs.
* A customized system kernel ォ kernel secure サ is available for
servers that need to be secured.
* ォ RAID サ disks support.
* ォ SMP サ multi-processor support.
With Linux-Mandrake...
Mandrake icon You have a choice of 9 different pre-configured
graphical interfaces (including the popular KDE and Gnome
environments).
Mandrake news icon You benefit from Pentium-class (and higher)
optimizations which result in performance gains of up to 30%!
Mandrake icon You can install Linux directly on your Windows
partition using ォ Lnx4Win サ.
Mandrake Update icon You benefit from the MandrakeUpdate tool which
lets you update your system easily and automatically using the
Internet. You'll find MandrakeUpdate a great help for staying
current with the latest security releases.
GIMP icon You have an extensive choice of applications such as Gimp
(Image processing), Sketch (Vector drawing), Netscape Communicator
(Internet Browsing), Apache (Web Server) with many extensions such
as PHP, LDAP server and client, MySQL and PostgreSQL (RDBMS)...
RPM icon You can use all the applications packaged for Red Hat
Linux as Mandrake continues to be compatible with Red Hat.
The Linux-Mandrake 7.0 PowerPack offers ever greater value. The
PowerPack contains a total of 6 CD-ROMS. Disk 1 is our bootable
installation disk, Disk 2 contains complete source files of the
installation applications, Disk 3 contains Extra applications, Disk 4
provides source files of the Extras CD, Disks 5 & 6 contain commercial
applications including the popular and MS Office compatible office
suite StarOffice 5.1a. The 7.0 PowerPack also includes a newly written
installation guide and user's manual. Completing this package is 100
days of technical support by email.
Linux 7.0 PowerPack
About Linux-Mandrake:
Linux-Mandrake is the flagship product of MandrakeSoft Inc. Mandrake
is one of most complete and easy to use Linux operating systems
available for both servers and workstations. Mandrake continues to be
fully compatible with Red Hat Linux. MandrakeSoft keeps its
technological edge by actively participating in the rapid development
of Linux; improving existing functionalities and contributing new
ones. Linux-Mandrake specializes in customizing Linux for the
workstation and simplifying the use of Linux for both beginners and
advanced users.
Linux-Mandrake was awarded "Best Linux Product of the Year" and "Best
Linux Distribution/Server" at LinuxWorld Expo '99.
About MandrakeSoft and The Open Development Model force.
Born of the Internet, with offices in both USA and France,
MandrakeSoft attributes the development of its Linux distribution to
the contributions of thousands of developers throughout the world
linked by the Internet. This world-wide effort is constantly adopted
and improved by MandrakeSoft's own technical teams to provide one of
the most complete and simple graphical Linux operating system
available.
The company has signed a strategic partnership agreement with the US
publisher MacMillan, and a distribution agreement with Kasper. In the
months of July and August 1999, the Linux-Mandrake/MacMillan Edition
achieved #1 retail sales in the US by claiming over 50% of all Linux
OS purchases.
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