Following the previous article on the Mandriva situation, the various users communities, notably the French and German ones ( among others, as there is more and more people who express their support with the initiative ) have issued an open letter to Mandriva SA about the future of the distribution, asking for clarification about the possible deal, and their impact on the community.
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2010-06-22
Suggestion: Novell acquired the company Mandriva.
http://forums.opensuse.org/get-help-here/looking-something-other-th...
Edited 2010-06-22 16:49 UTC
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2010-03-30
I know I'll be flamed for this... but it hurts my eyes and brain.
Can one of the editors edit the article and 1- add an 's' to "one" in "French and German one", 2- limit the hyperlink to "German" and 3- add an 'n' to "a" in "a open letter"?
On-topic though: I've seen several other communities mentioned in the letter: Brazil, Netherlands, Colombia, Turkey, Romania and Spain.
The letter is one thing. But will the intended recipients be inclined to answer? I hope yes, for all the Mandriva users.
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2008-04-18
These guys are basically saying that Mandriva found investors willing to save the distro.
http://www.lemagit.fr/article/linux-mandriva-opensource-investisseu...
Member since:2005-11-14
The same news, in english
http://broadcast.oreilly.com/2010/06/mandriva-saved-by-new-investor...
Member since:2006-01-01
Why would anyone invest more money in Mandriva? As I've said before (http://www.osnews.com/thread?424161) Mandriva's problem is not technological but rather managerial. Any investment that simply pumps more money into the company as it currently exists is surely going to be wasted.
Edited 2010-06-23 08:03 UTC
Member since:2006-01-12
Mandriva is wet dream of french communists-socialists, French community product beating up American mega capitalistic pig software. Never underestimate stupidity of national pride.