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August 7 2000 - MandrakeSoft Appoints Internet Pioneer Henri Poole as CEO. MandrakeSoft today announced the appointment of
Internet industry pioneer Henri Poole as its new Chief
Executive Officer. Prior to joining MandrakeSoft, Mr. Poole, 36, co-founded and
held the position of Chairman and CEO of Vivid Studios, one
of the world's premier Internet professional services firms. Read the press release here.
July 19 2000 - LinuxWorld, San Jose. MandrakeSoft will join the world's top Linux players in San Jose, California at the LinuxWorldExpo from August 15th to the 17th. You will find us at booth 308 in the San Jose Convention Center. We invite you to drop by and (re)discover our lastest release and newest innovations.
July 19 2000 - Help us to help you. To help us provide automatic configuration tools in the upcoming Linux-Mandrake release, we ask all users to submit your ISP's Internet connection settings. With your help, this database can provide features such as automatic Internet connections for many applications that are currently in development. Your contribution is greatly appreciated by MandrakeSoft and by the future users who will directly benefit from your submission. Fill the form here.
July 10 2000 - Linux-Mandrake 7.1 Complete and Deluxe available Releasing the next of many upcoming products from MandrakeSoft and Macmillan USA, Macmillan announced that they have shipped the two most recent Linux OS products to retail stores, Linux-Mandrake 7.1 Complete and Deluxe.
June 20 2000 - The new Linux-Mandrake SPARC/UltraSPARC (beta) is available. - We have now two hydrogen2 iso images for the SPARC/UltraSPARC platform available for download and tests. We need many beta-testers! Report problems on the Cooker list.
June 14 2000 - Mandrake's future discussion forum opened. - All people interested in Linux and Mandrake-Linux in particular are invited to participate to our experimental public forum about Mandrake's future releases. We are interested in having users feedback about several topics such as Ergonomics, Security or Software provided in Mandrake. We have set up a small server that allows people to post ideas or even new subjects. Just come and tell us what _you_ think on forum.mandrakesoft.com.
June 14 2000 - Mandrake 7.1/Alpha and SPARC/UltraSPARC (beta) are available. - Along with Linux-Mandrake 7.1/x86 Final the betas of 7.1/Alpha and SPARC/UltraSPARC are available for download and tests. We need many beta-testers! Reports your installations on the Cooker list.
June 6 2000 - We are very pleased to announce the immediate availability of Linux-Mandrake 7.1 (Helium). - Linux-Mandrake 7.1 continues to build-on and refine the many innovations first introduced in version 7.0 and adds many new features certain to please both beginners and experts alike. Linux-Mandrake 7.1 is now available for download from many FTP mirrors round the world. See our press release here.
"Linux-Mandrake 7.1 is our latest offering which provides a complete and powerful operating system ideal for most needs - from the home user to the demands of an enterprise with high-performance servers, and all at low cost. With the ergonomic improvements and server solutions provided with this release, Linux-Mandrake 7.1 has a great chance of becoming the new Linux standard for both enterprise and home use." declared Jacques Le Marois, President of MandrakeSoft.
MacMillan & MandrakeSoft partnership - MacMillan USA and MandrakeSoft today announced a strategic, long-term agreement whereby MacMillan
will be the exclusive retail distributor of the English version of the Linux-Mandrake operating system in most of English-speaking countries. Read the Press release here.
June 5 2000 - MandrakeSoft and Pro Team announce a bundle agreement - MandrakeSoft announces the formation of a strategic alliance with Pro Team, a Taiwanese mainboard manufacturer, to bundle Linux-Mandrake with AZZA mainboards. Read the press release here.
 MandrakeSoft at Linux Expo 2000 in London, june 1st and 2nd - MandrakeSoft will be in London at the Linux Expo 2000, we invite you to stop by and meet us at booth number 228 in the Olympia. Gaël Duval, co-founder of MandrakeSoft, will give a presentation entitled "The Cultures Will Not Clash" to be held in the Strategic Briefing Theatre. He will discuss how the hacker culture can happily co-exist with the traditional business community.
May 12 2000 - New Linux-Mandrake Logo - MandrakeSoft is happy to introduce a newly designed logo to represent the beginning of a new visual communications campaign. The logo has been designed to convey our current success and dynamism while maintaining the original Mandrake color themes. This updated logo is the first part of an upcoming communications campaign which will be formally launched in June along with some other major announcements.
May 9 2000 - Linux-Mandrake NOT infected by Love virus - People using MandrakeSoft's version of Linux can continue to open all their email messages without any risk to their computer. Additionally you can easily block the worm if you use Mandrake as a smtp email server. Read everything here.
April 28 2000 - Linux-Mandrake Ranked First Linux Downloads at Tucows.com - Linux-Mandrake 7.0 was downloaded more than any other Linux distribution in ISO format during February and March on linux.tucows.com, one of the biggest Linux-related FTP servers. All details here.
April 27 2000 - Quadratec and MandrakeSoft announce partnership - Quadratec and MandrakeSoft today
announced a partnership to deliver Enterprise-class
automated backup solutions for Linux. As part of this
partnership, Quadratec developed a Time Navigator version
for Linux-Mandrake. More details on this page.
April 26 2000 - Mandrakesoft and Enlighten Software : Partners for Linux Management.
Enlighten Software Solutions, Inc. (Nasdaq: SFTW), a leading provider of integrated event monitoring and systems-management software for Linux, Unix and Windows, and MandrakeSoft, one of the world's leading Linux providers, today announced a strategic partnership. As a result of the partnership, MandrakeSoft will bundle Enlighten's « User Management Tool » cross-platform user management with the MandrakeSoft 7.1 distribution. More details on this technology on this page.
April 25 2000 - Linux-Mandrake 7.1-BETA available
Linux-Mandrake 7.1-BETA (Hydrogen) is now available for download from many Mandrake FTP mirrors. The Mandrake team invites all users to participate in improving the next stable release of Linux-Mandrake 7.1. As a beta-tester, you will have the opportunity to discover the new features before the official release and voice your suggestions/opinions to the developers via the Cooker mailing list. Details on how to download and test Mandrake 7.1-BETA are available on this page.
April 21 2000 - MandrakeSoft Active in Security Projects
Bell Labs announced today it is releasing libsafe, free Linux software "that foils the most common form of computer security attack". Yoann Vandoorselaere, an active developer with the project and MandrakeSoft employee, is acknowledged for "his tireless efforts in testing, porting and packaging Libsafe 1.3".
Yoann is a Security Specialist on the Mandrake team and is also spearheading the Prelude project.
April 03 2000 - Linux-Mandrake 7.0 for Alpha processors
Linux-Mandrake 7.0 for Alpha is now available. As with the UltraSPARC version
released a few days ago, this is a complete port of Linux-Mandrake
7.0/x86-final (graphical installer included). It may contain unreported bugs
so it is considered a BETA version. Download it from here, please send bug
reports to the Cooker list.
 March 30 2000 - Matra and Mandrake join forces - Matra Datavision Open CASCADE (Aerospatiale Matra subsidiary) and MandrakeSoft join forces to offer a coplete solution for 3D Modeling application developpement. Read the complete announce here.
March 29 2000 - Linux-Mandrake 7.0 for UltraSPARC
Linux-Mandrake 7.0 for UltraSPARC is finally available. Although it's a complete port (graphical installation included) of Linux-Mandrake 7.0/x86-final, it could still have some bugs, so please consider the current UltraSPARC version as beta-software. Download here. Bugs reports should be sent to the Cooker list.
March 28 2000 - ASL Switches to Linux-Mandrake
ASL, the second largest Linux hardware-solutions provider, has announced today its decision to adopt
Linux-Mandrake after 5 years of using Red Hat. Read the announce here
March 24 2000 - Mandrake 7.0 for i486. It's been requested and awaited for a long time, now it's available: Linux-Mandrake 7.0 ISO image for i486 and compatibles machines can be downloaded from
Tucows. You can now use your old machines again!
March 23 2000 - MandrakeSoft buys Bochs for Linux and commits it to Open Source. Bochs' License is now LGPL, Kevin Lawton (Plex86, formerly FreeMWare) joins MandrakeSoft. Since Bochs has just been commited to an Open-Source license (LGPL), the Plex86 project can now benefit from source code already implemented in Bochs. This will speed up the Plex86 development. Read the complete announce here.
March 22 2000 - Gold Pack 2000 Free Update to 7.0
The Gold Pack 2000 offer of phone support and a free update to Mandrake 7.0
was a victim of its own success. We never anticipated so many enthusiastic
users of the product and were overwhelmed by the response. We apologize for the
delay and are happy to announce the shipments began yesterday to currently
registered users. If you purchased the Gold Pack 2000 and would like to
receive the free update, please register here.
March 22 2000 - Join the MandrakeSoft team!
MandrakeSoft is actively recruiting staff for both the marketing and technical fields. We offer great opportunities to get involved in the
Open Source community and to participate in our explosive growth. Check our employment pages here.
March 21 2000 - Mandrake Helps Establish Linux-based Internet Center in L.A.
The Los Angeles Technology Center will celebrate its grand opening March
30th. The Center's mission is to provide computer and Internet access to the
citizens of L.A. who would not otherwise have the opportunity. MandrakeSoft has
donated the technology and expertise to help launch this project. Read the announce here
March 11 2000 - MandrakeSoft's CTO Answers on Slashdot! « I was not interested in writing a Windows interface. This is why I allowed my code to be used in Winzip. I received exactly 0$ for this. » « I am a strong supporter of the open-source model. That's also why I work for MandrakeSoft. The open-source model is getting so much momentum that it will in the end dominate the software industry. » This interview of Jean-Loup Gailly is worth a read.
 Linux-Expo Montreal - MandrakeSoft will be with all the world greatest linux players in Montreal to participate in the North American Linux-Expo from the 10th to the 12th of April. You will find us near the Main Entrance on booth 802. We invite you to drop by and (re)discover our newest release and latest innovations.
March 2 2000 - 135 consulting companies provide world wide services on Linux-Mandrake
With the 135 referenced consulting companies
spread in more than 20 countries, we can offer your business the services you need for Linux-Mandrake.
If you have any problem, you want to deploy a Linux-Mandrake
network, you need IT consulting, training, support, system
integration, specific programming (...) on Linux-Mandrake,
just click on here and
choose what you're looking for.
You also have the ability to contact our professional services
department which can help you in all your needs.
If you are a consulting company that already offer different
services around our flagship product please register on-line
to belong to our collaboration program.
 February 28 2000 - Linux Mandrake PowerPack 7.0 available
The Linux-Mandrake 7.0 PowerPack edition is now available at retailers and by mail-order in the US.The Mandrake 7.0 PowerPack
includes numerous enhancements, such as our new graphical installer and supermount to address the needs of all Linux users, from beginners to advanced. It also contains new manuals and more than 2000 applications such as the popular Staroffice 5.1a office suite and IBM Lotus Notes server. Read the announce here.
February 16 2000 - Linux-Mandrake Quickies: Lnx4Win and New Documentation Just posted in the Demo & Tutorial Center is a new demonstration of Linux for Windows. Lnx4Win was the first application that allowed users to install and use Linux from a Windows partition. We have also the new Mandrake 7.0 manuals online. Learn everything about Mandrake 7.0, in English, Deutsch, Français or Español.
February 15 2000 - MandrakeSoft into Network Computing
MandrakeSoft will actively join SuSE Linux AG and Linbox Inc. to develop the Linbox Network Architecture, a Linux Network Computing, and bring it to the broadest audience. See the press release there.
February 5 2000 - Linux-Mandrake Demo & Tutorial Center updates Just posted is a new tutorial on installing software using KPackage. Also available are demos of the Mandrake 7.0 graphical installer, the updated KDE Desktop and the DrakConf control panel. Jump here.
February 5 2000 - New ISO image available Due to a bug in the installer that caused problems when resizing certain FAT
partitions and some additional smaller issues, a new Mandrake 7.0 ISO image called mandrake70-2.iso is available for download at the usual locations. You can continue to use the previous ISO image if you make new bootdisks from the updated boot images located in
/updates/7.00/images at the download mirrors. After completing the
installation, upgrade the draxtools rpm with drakxtools-1.0-44mdk.i586.rpm.
February 3rd 2000 - Mandrake 7.0 ported to Alpha and UltraSPARC architectures  Through some agreements and strong cooperation with Alpha Processors Inc. and Sun Microsystems Inc., MandrakeSoft is very pleased to announce (1) (2) the port of Linux-Mandrake 7.0 on Alpha and UltraSPARC processors. See the demos at MandrakeSoft booths at Linux-Expo Paris and LinuxWorld Expo NYC (Alpha only).
January 14 2000 - Mandrake 7.0 (Air) is available!
You have been waiting for it for a long time, now it's there! The new
main features are: new graphical installer with partition resizer,
supermount included in Kernel 2.2.14, XFree 3.3.6, security levels, new
desktop enhancements, better internationalization. Discover and enjoy
the first Linux distribution of Year 2000 in this presentation.
The plain-text full announcement is available here.
January 5 2000 - Linux-Mandrake Gold Pack 2000 is available!
 The latest MandrakeSoft package, Gold Pack 2000, is available at local reseller throughout the USA and UK. The Linux-Mandrake Gold Pack 2000 is a complete solution for newcommers to Linux world : it is packed with the latest enhancements to our current distribution (Linux-Mandrake 6.1) and provides 60 days free phone support, an easy hard disc partitioning with System Commander, our new Graphical installer, DrakX and a free update to the next release of Linux-Mandrake.
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Linux-Mandrake at February's expos MandrakeSoft will be there with greet at the world's two largest Linux Exibitions in February 2000. LinuxWorld in New York is scheduled on February 1st to 4th 2000 and Linux-Expo in Paris will meet from February 1st to 3rd 2000. We can send you free invitations to both events, details available here.
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January 4 2000 - MandrakeSoft seeks [A]DSL and cable testers.
More and more people are using [A]DSL and cable modems to connect to the Internet these days. To provide greater support for these fast Internet connections we are adding features for many of these devices into the upcoming Mandrake 7.0 release.
Due to the wide variety of cable and DSL solutions available, MandrakeSoft is looking for interested volunteers who are currently using cable or [A]DSL to try our latest software and comment on any bugs or missing features.
Like Linux itself, it is due to the support of the user's community that we at MandrakeSoft can continue to provide the high quality, high performance distribution we always have.
Information about our mailing list and software downloads are available at http://www.linux-mandrake.com/cooker/. Please report comments and suggestions to our "cooker" development team.
December 28 1999 - Demo & Tutorial Center opens.
A new section has just opened on the Mandrake website: the "Demo & Tutorial Center" is intended to show what Linux-Mandrake is. You can currently take a first KDE lesson and discover the MandrakeUpdate utility. More to come soon!
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December 22 1999 - Linux-Mandrake 7.0-BETA available for download.
Linux-Mandrake 7.0-BETA is now available for download from many Mandrake FTP mirrors. We are currently looking for as many beta-testers as possible to improve the coming stable release of Linux-Mandrake 7.0. This is your chance to discover all the new exciting features before the official release. Details on how to download and test Mandrake 7.0-BETA on this page.
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December 21 1999 - Now try Linux-Mandrake without installing any software!
Demolinux, a foundation dedicated to the promotion of Linux and open
source software, now offers a bootable CD that allows PC users to run a fully
functional Linux-Mandrake on their computer without installing any software on your hard disk.
Just insert the CD and reboot your PC to begin discovering the
Linux world you've been reading about. The CD includes KDE, GNOME and the
hundreds of applications that are available on the regular CD.
Enjoy hundreds of softwares without having to run any command line.
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For more informations about DemoLinux, see http://www.demolinux.org.
December 12 1999 - Linux-Mandrake Y2K compliant:
 An independent study says that the Linux-Mandrake 6.1 distribution has full compatibility with all the year 2000 issues and with the critical dates. Linux-Mandrake 6.1 users will set their mind at rest before entering the next millennium. For more details on the study and certification, see our Y2K page.
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 December 01 1999 - Mandrake on the rise - Mandrake has the second-fastest absolute growth of Linux machines registered through the Linux Counter. Read all the explanations here.
November 18 1999 - Jean-Loup Gailly named as Chief Technical Officer - Jean-Loup Gailly has been a long time contributor of free software. He is the author of the compression utility Gzip and co-author of the compression library Zlib. "It's a pleasure to be employed by a company that is so devoted to open-source and has a very high potential on the Linux market in the coming years", said Jean-Loup Gailly. Read the complete announcement here.
November 11 1999 - Press reviews - PC WORLD : in an article called "Mandrake 6.1 Flattens the Linux Learning Curve", PC World has tested Mandrake 6.1 (PowerPack Edition). CPU Review - Distribution Wars II : "Mandrake (PowerPack edition) ended up with the highest composite score" - this is the conclusion between a comparison of three of the most popular Linux distributions.
 The COMDEX will take place at Las Vegas on november 15-19 '99, Mandrakesoft will be in booth number 1524 at the special Linux Exhibition located in the Las Vegas Hilton : Linux Business Expo. Update: LinuxToday is covering the event live! Just tune your mpeg3 player (xmms for example) to this URL: http://linuxtoday.com:8000 - Enjoy!
October 27 1999 - 52% of Linux retail market! According to figures from PC Data, Macmillan accounted for 52% of total Linux software units sold at retail in August, up from 51% in July. Macmillan Complete Linux Operating System is a version of Linux-Mandrake packaged for the American market by MacMillan USA.
October 25 1999 - Mandrake 6.1 review CPUReview has reviewed Linux-Mandrake 6.1 PowerPack in details. The conclusion is: "Overall Grade: A Recommended".
On October 26th and 27th, Mandrakesoft will be at the LINUX FORUM 1999 in Brussels.Many exhibitors will present their product and services on a 500 m² floor. We will have a booth there, so come and see us at LINUX FORUM, access is free.
This Forum is the first Linux Belgian exhibit on Linux open to a wide public. Two conference streams will interest corporate world and technicians. Many exhibitors will present their product and services on a 500 m² floor. MandrakeSoft will be there! The LINUX FORUM will take place in the AutoWorld of Brussels.
October 13 1999 - Business use of Mandrake We have started to maintain a list of all companies that use Linux-Mandrake all over the world. Join the list!
october 12 1999 - Press: Mandrake on a Linux "Superstation" Read this interesting article about how to build a 1100 Mhz computer at low cost, with Mandrake 6.0 running on it!
october 5 1999 -  PowerPack 6.1 is available! The PowerPack edition of Linux-Mandrake 6.1 is available worldwide, with StarOffice, Applixware, VmWare, IBM DB2, MythII... Discover all the features here!
september 26 1999 - Wanna join us? MandrakeSoft is seeking high-level Linux programmers for its numerous projects. Look at the jobs pages
september 24 1999 - Linux-Mandrake opens linuxi18n.org This is a new project to provide a central point of contact between
programmers/project teams of free software, and translators/translation
teams. Read the press-release here.
september 23 1999 - Linux-Mandrake Ranked First in Linux Sales in July!! MandrakeSoft, the premier publisher of the popular Linux-Mandrake(TM) operating system, today announced July record sales for its award winning solution. See the the press-release here!
september 21 1999 - mandrakeuser.org is opened! Have a look at this new website dedicated to free support for Mandrake users! Go to MandrakeUser.org
september 17 1999 - Linux-Mandrake 6.1 (Helios) is available for download. Read the announce here, pick your distro here. Mandrake 6.1 features Linux 2.2.13pre, XFree 3.3.5 and KDE 1.1.2, among others.
september 13 1999 - ``The next big thing?'' "Well, I still see Mandrake exploding for quite some time. The two biggest distributions I see getting exposure from the newbies (this is based by the responses on my website) are Mandrake and Redhat" says Sensei of Linuxnewbie, interviewed on LinuxPlanet. You can read the interview here. LinuxPlanet also mentions DiskDrake in this article.
september 9 1999 - ``The best Distribution of Linux available'' Reviews' R' Us has tested the Mac Millan packaging of Linux-Mandrake. Read their article here.
september 3 1999 - Linux-Mandrake Expands Into China Market MandrakeSoft Development Centers Open in Beijing and Shanghai Strategic Partners LinuxOne, Kingstar and iTRANS establish Distribution. Read the press-relesease here.
august 27 1999 - Linux Weekly News covers Linux-Mandrake this week. Read their very interesting article. There is also an interview with Gaël Duval, founder of MandrakeSoft.
august 24 1999 - AXA Innovation Fund Takes Equity Position in Rising Linux Start-Up, MandrakeSoft. "We believe that MandrakeSoft is poised to be a dominant player in the emerging but potentially huge Linux market" said Peter Bieliczky from AXA Investment Managers Group. Read the Press-release here.
august 23 1999 - ANNOUNCE: Beta version of ``Panoramix'', new graphical installation procedure available. This is a new installation procedure, allowing easy installation of Linux-Mandrake. It has just been integrated in Cooker, our experimental distribution. Panoramix is entirely written in Perl which is interface independent, offering contributors
an easy and flexible way to contribute. This beta version features the integration of Diskdrake, a
complete hard-drive partitioning tool, that offers users a simple graphic tool for completing the
painful partitioning phase while installing Linux.
MandrakeSoft maintains Red Hat compatibility and the well-proven Red Hat installation to provide
its users a choice. Panoramix enables users to install Linux-Mandrake per CDRom or network,
and counts several use-levels to allow new comer, as well as hackers to easily install Linux.
Panoramix also implemented a new powerful kickstart mode from Red Hat that enables users to
quickly install Linux on several identical machines. Panoramix has been designed to be the fastest
easiest to use, and more powerful graphical installation in the Linux market.
Complete Press-release available here.
august 20 1999 - Linux Mandrake open development version available online and through resellers. Linux Mandrake is proud to announce the availability of it's new development version code-named "Cooker".
What sets the distribution apart
from previous versions is that Linux Mandrake has now adopted a new open
style of development that allows real-time updating of the distribution
based on the contribution of both it's dedicated staff and the user
base. This is in accordance to the "bazaar" style of development
popularized by ESR in his landmark essay "The Cathedral and the Bazaar",
and will help Linux Mandrake better serve the Open Source community.
Linux Mandrake Cooker is aimed at the following audiences:
Users who want to stay on the cutting edge with a distribution that is
updated daily.
Users who want an easier way to upgrade their existing software.
Developers who want to contribute to the development and direction of
Linux Mandrake.
Cooker is now available online at:
http://www.linux-mandrake.com/cooker
For those without high-speed internet access we also have several on-line
resellers who can create Cooker CD's on demand with the latest package
upgrades.
august 19 1999 - Bynari Systems Group and MandrakeSoft Sign Agreement to Provide Support Services for MandrakeSoft in North America. Read the press-release here.
august 19 1999 - There is an interview of Daniel M. Duley on Linux.com. Like David Faure, Daniel is a KDE developper who works for us.
august 16 1999 - Why did Robin Miller choose to switch from Red Hat to Mandrake? Read the answer in this very interesting article at Andover.net
august 15 1999 - Mandrake is good for Red Hat! "Red Hat is actually pleased, because under the GPL, Red Hat can incorporate the improvements [from Mandrake]" - Donnie Barnes, Red Hat Software Inc. Read the complete very interesting discussion taken from LinuxWorld Expo: "Can Linux and Business work together?".
 august 12 1999 - Mandrake 6.0 wins at LinuxWorld Expo's Editors's Choice Awards! We are VERY pleased to announce that we have won both the "Product of the year" and "Distribution/Server" LinuxWorld's Editor Awards for Mandrake 6.0 today at San Jose, California :-) We are also in second position for the "Distribution/Client" Award!!! Come to meet us there! (we are at "Pick Systems" booth)
Please read the complete results of the Awards on the LinuxWorld Expo site on: http://www.linuxworld.com/linuxworld/lw-1999-08/lw-08-penguin_1.html
august 10 1999 - Mandrake to support KOffice!  MandrakeSoft will finance David Faure, core-developer at KDE to work for the KOffice and KDE projects. Read the complete press-release here.
august 08 1999 - Champagne(2)! LinuxMall, one of the biggest online Linux resellers, has just published its TOP40 sells results for July. Mandrake 6.0 PowerPack Edition is ranked #1!
We are in first position by $ volume (Mandrake 6.0 PowerPack Edition), in third position in number of items sold (Mandrake 6.0 "GPL" CDs).
july 30 1999 - Press: - "Buried Treasure: Lnx4win" is an article on LinuxForum. It talks about a tool in Mandrake 6.0 which lets you install Linux on a windows partition. We have not publicized it because it was still beta-software.
july 28 1999 - LinuxWorld Expo Awards: - LinuxWorld unveils the finalists for the LinuxWorld Editors' Choice Awards. Mandrake 6.0 is finalist in three categories: "Product of the year", "Distribution/server" and "Distribution/client"!!!
 july 27 1999 - LinuxWorld Expo: MandrakeSoft will be at LinuxWorld Expo on august 10-12, 1999 - San Jose, CA. We will be at the Pick Systems' booth.
july 23 1999 - BIRTHDAY: on July 23, 1998, Linux-Mandrake 5.1 appeared on a few FTP servers... We are one year old! Today, you can come and ask your questions to MandrakeSoft guys on IRC/GALAXYNET: Server: atlanta.ga.us.galaxynet.org / Channel: #mandrake / Time: 16:00 GMT / 16:00 UTC (check often this news page in case where there would be a problem).
july 21 1999 - MandrakeSoft announces DiskDrake: a complete hard-drive partioner available for Linux now (beta version) and for Windows(tm) soon. DiskDrake is published under the terms of the General Public License (GNU). See the complete announce and the DiskDrake page.
july 20 1999 - LinuxWorld Expo and Awards: "I really like Mandrake 6.0" -- Nicholas Petreley - In this article at LinuxWorld, Nicholas Petreley suggests Mandrake 6.0 for "Editors' Choice Awards" to be given out at the LinuxWorld Expo in San Jose in August. He wants your feedback! Support us, give your opinion!!
july 15 1999 - Champagne! LinuxMall, one of the biggest online Linux resellers, has just published its TOP40 sells results for June. Mandrake 6.0 is ranked #3 in value and #2 in volume!
We are in second position just after Red Hat... Linux-Mandrake 6.0, which integrates very cool stuff is very adapted for newbies, as well as for geeks, and is now very popular.
july 13 1999 - Cooker: a mailling-list dedicated to Linux-Mandrake internationalization project is opened. You want Mandrake 6.1 to support your language? Contribute to cooker-i18n! Look on the cooker page for how to subscribe...
july 10 1999 - Press: "For ease of getting started, I recommend Mandrake" - here is an article about Linux and Mandrake in "Christian Computing Magazine". Mandrake 6.0 also have a quite good review in "The Duke of URL".
july 8 1999 - Crypto: we are very pleased to announce the availability of strong cryptographic packages for Linux-Mandrake such as openssl, ssh and pgp. Those packages are currently available from ftp://ftp.sunet.se/pub/Linux/distributions/mandrake-crypto/. There should be other unrestricted mirrors soon.
We have also opened a new page for crypto stuff with Mandrake.
july 5 1999 - Press: CPU-REVIEW recommends Linux-Mandrake 6.0. Read their article.
CPU-REVIEW has tested the McMillan edition of Linux-Mandrake 6.0. Results are: "Overall Grade: A Recommended" - "You can't go wrong buying Mandrake 6.0; it is an excellent Linux distribution, and I suspect I will keep using it as a desktop OS".
july 1st 1999 - Cooker: we are very pleased to announce that we have released a development version of Linux-Mandrake. It's called cooker.
It's not really a preview of the next version, just experimental. It's already available from several FTP mirrors. It's updated every hour with the last modifications.
The purpose of Cooker is to improve the Linux-Mandrake distribution by permitting a better interaction between our team and the Mandrake users, both for debugging and adding new features.
HOW TO TEST IT?
Subscribe to the "cooker" list for bug-reports. Then, subscribe to "changelog" so you can be informed of any modification made to the cooker.
More informations on Cooker's page at:
http://www.linux-mandrake.com/cooker/
june 17 1999 - Press: very interesting article about Mandrake and Red Hat by Andrew Leonard, on Linux.com. It's worth a read and can be found here.
june 14 1999 - Our Frequently Asked Questions page has been updated for Mandrake 6.0. It's available here.
 june 8 1999 - New New Mandrake screenshots available!
june 8 1999 - New Mandrake PowerPack 6.0 (with StarOffice 5.1 included!) available! Please look at our distributors lists.
 may 27 1999 - Mandrake 6.0 (Venus) available for download. Please discover our new version here...
may 12 1999 - Mandrake 6.0beta (Mariner) available for download and tests. All details here.
april 25 1999: Press-review: French magazine `PC-Expert' (ZD-Net publication) about Mandrake: "currently the best distribution"!!
april 23 1999: Which is the best Linux distribution? Vote here! :->
april 22 1999: MandrakeSoft announces HardDrake project
The purpose of the HardDrake project is to make hardware configuration easier in Linux,
by providing hardware detection, and a nice graphical interface. Now, it allows Ethernet and Sound Card configuration... Full details in the announce and on http://www.linux-mandrake.com/harddrake
 April 14 1999: Press-review
Mandrake wins the `Price Tip' award from `PC-Magazin' "Mandrake earns a big point for their intelligent configuration of KDE" (Germany - issue April99).
 April 13 1999: Press-review
French daily newspaper `Liberation' talks about KDE and Linux-Mandrake (in French).
April 3 1999: Thanks to Tom Berger alt.os.linux.mandrake is available.
April 2 1999: - Mandrake sells: GPL Edition is #2 at LinuxMall TOP40 in January+February+March!
http://www.linuxmall.com/hotlist/hot9901.html, http://www.linuxmall.com/hotlist/hot9902.html, http://www.linuxmall.com/hotlist/hot9903.html. PowerPack Edition is #12 by $ volume in March http://www.linuxmall.com/hotlist/hot9903.html.
March 25 1999 - Mandrake Press-review
| SVM: "the best distribution for beginners"
Dream: "Mandrake is to become a standard"
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March 25 1999 - new Kernel 2.2.3-ac4 RPMs available
We have integrated some new RPM with kernel2.2.3-ac4. It is available for Linux-Mandrake 5.2/5.3 and RedHat 5.2.
We have put all details for clean installation, and put all needed packages updates.
The packages are available for download on many mirrors from: http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/kernel2.2-upgrade.html
Please report any bugs with those new packages to: bug@linux-mandrake.com
March 15 1999 - BeroLinux joins Linux-Mandrake.
Hello,
we - Gaël Duval from the Linux-Mandrake project and Bernhard Rosenkränzer from the new BeroLinux project - are very pleased to announce that we have decided to merge the two projects because we have similar goals and products.
We want to make the best Linux distribution for the beginner, we want to be 100% compatible with Red Hat Linux and Un|x configuration standards, we want it easy-to-use: we want to put Linux on the desktop!
Bernhard Rosenkränzer will now be employed at MandrakeSoft - the company which produces Linux-Mandrake - and be responsible for the official Linux-Mandrake distribution. The new resulting distribution will integrate the new ideas and features from BeroLinux as well as all the new stuff that is actually developped by the Linux-Mandrake team.
For example, in the next release, our users will have the choice between both KDE and Gnome for the desktop manager, with new nice interoperability features. They will also be given the possibility to get special optimized version for their hardware too (Pentium I/II, K6...).
We last plan to integrate some nice features like full 2.2.x kernel support, Euro support, scalable fonts support etc.
Last but not least, we plan to open the Linux-Mandrake development so that users can contribute and decide what they want for their Linux distribution. Expect more details by the end of the week.
Gaël Duval - gael@linux-mandrake.com
Bernhard Rosenkränzer - bero@microsoft.sucks.eu.org
More information about Linux-Mandrake at http://www.linux-mandrake.com
More information about BeroLinux at http://www.berolinux.za.net/
March 11 1999 - Mandrake sells: #2 at LinuxMall TOP40!
According to two URLs on LinuxMall, Mandrake Linux 5.2 GPL sells by number of units came in 2nd position just after Red Hat 5.2 GPL in January and February at LinuxMall!
http://www.linuxmall.com/hotlist/hot9901.html
http://www.linuxmall.com/hotlist/hot9902.html
We expect such good news (and maybe even better) in March with our new popular version: Linux-Mandrake 5.3 (which integrates KDE1.1) for both GPL Edition and PowerPack Edition.
March 11 1999 - new Kernel 2.2.3 RPM available for tests
We have integrated some new RPM with kernel2.2.3. It is available for Linux-Mandrake 5.2/5.3 and RedHat 5.2. We have put all details for clean installation. However, this is still for tests, not for production use.
The packages are available for download on many mirrors from: http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/kernel2.2-upgrade.html
Please report any bugs with those new packages to: bug@linux-mandrake.com
March 10 1999 - Mandrake 5.3 PowerPack Edition available in the USA!
Linux-Mandrake PowerPack Edition (4 CDs, installation guide, 100 days installation support) which includes WordPerfect8.0 for Linux, is now available in the USA. Public retail price is US $50. You can expect it cheaper at a few resellers. Please check our distributors page ! The product will be available in Canada soon too.
March 1 1999 - Mandrake 5.3 in "PC Action" (Italy)
Linux-Mandrake 5.3 available in Italy in "PC ACTION"!
January 27 1999 - MandrakeSoft at IT COMDEX, Paris, France!
 MandrakeSoft S.A. (http://www.mandrakesoft.com), producer of the Linux-Mandrake distribution (http://www.linux-mandrake.com) will be at IT COMDEX (http://www.birp.com/lx/index0.html) in Paris. Feb, 9 1999 to Feb, 12 1999 - Parc des Exposisions de Paris - Porte de Versailles - 75015 Paris
The last version of Linux-Mandrake will be presented. There will be some installation demos too!
January 27 1999 - Linux-Mandrake Installation & User guide available online
Look at: http://www.linux-mandrake.com/userguide/
January 27 1999 - Linux-Mandrake on ZDTV (ZDNet)
Linux-Mandrake has recently been shown on ZDTV (ZDNet channel - http://www.zdtv.com). We don't know exactly when, but:
"Hi, I was watching zdtv (a cable tv channel here in the states all about the internet and computers. Anyway this one show has been talking more and more about linux and mandrake especialy." Thank you Ken Ross for the information.
In fact, it seems that the discussion focused on our ISO9660 Mandrake image (for CD burning) (http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/ftp.html), which is very very popular!
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