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<div><tt>"Jack Urban" <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:yurban@earthlink.net"><yurban@earthlink.net></a> wrote:<br>
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<blockquote type="cite"><tt><font size="2">I have just installed Mandrake
Linux 9.1 on my machine due to the problems<br>
with the Red Hat version of Linux. My question is: "How is Mandrake<br>
distribution of Linux different from the official Red Hat one? Are there<br>
any advantages or disadvantages?"</font></tt> </blockquote>
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<tt>I quote the following from DistroWatch.Com:<br>
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<blockquote><tt>Mandrake Linux was created in 1998 with the goal of making
Linux easier<br>
to use for everyone. At that time, Linux was already well-known as a<br>
powerful and stable operating system that demanded strong technical<br>
knowledge and extensive use of the "command line"; MandrakeSoft saw this<br>
as an opportunity to integrate the best graphical desktop environments<br>
and contribute its own graphical configuration utilities and quickly<br>
became famous for setting the standard in ease-of-use and functionality.<br>
With this innovative approach, MandrakeSoft offers all the power and<br>
stability of Linux to both individuals and professional users in an<br>
easy-to-use and pleasant environment.</tt><br>
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<tt>And this from CNET Reviews:<br>
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<div style="padding-bottom: 6px;" class="u3"><tt>Mandrake Linux 9.1 is
in virtual lockstep with Red Hat and SuSE but<br>
offers cleaner fonts and support for partitioning NTFS drives.<br>
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<div class="u2" style="padding-bottom: 6px;"><tt>The good: Easy to install;
automatically configures and resizes NTFS<br>
drives; provides strong support for both KDE and GNOME graphical user<br>
interfaces; excellent font readability and controls.<br>
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<tt>The bad: Slightly unintuitive interface<br>
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<blockquote><i><b><u><tt>With version 9.1 of its Linux distribution, <a
href="http://www.cnet.com/go/to?tag=ex.sw.806340-1204-20900592.txt.ex_mandrakesoft&destUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Emandrakesoft%2Ecom">MandrakeSoft</a></tt><a
href="http://www.cnet.com/go/to?tag=ex.sw.806340-1204-20900592.txt.ex_mandrakesoft&destUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Emandrakesoft%2Ecom"><tt>
</tt></a><tt>has come as<br>
close as anyone to making Linux truly competitive with Windows. How?<br>
Mandrake Linux 9.1's relatively easy installation process isn't the<br>
reason; after all, easy, graphical installs have become the norm for<br>
recent Linux distributions, such as <a
href="http://www.cnet.com/software/0-429669-8-20698899-1.html?tag=txt">Red
Hat Linux 8.0 and SuSE Linux<br>
8.1</a>. Believe it or not, Mandrake's fonts make all the difference.<br>
Mandrake offers fully readable word processing documents,<br>
spreadsheets, and Web pages, as well as granular font control. It's<br>
also brimming with bundled apps and can now automatically partition<br>
a Windows NTFS drive, something Red Hat and SuSE can't do. Mandrake<br>
Linux 9.1 doesn't resoundingly trump Red Hat or SuSE, but if you're<br>
looking for easy reading and support for NTFS partitioning, give this<br>
one a try.<br>
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Scott G. Hall,
Raleigh, NC, USA
<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:ScottGHall@BellSouth.Net">ScottGHall@BellSouth.Net</a></tt>
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