Linked by Thom Holwerda on Wed 1st Nov 2006 21:49 UTC, submitted by mister
"Mandriva 2007 may be the best distribution I have used. Looking through Mandriva's forum, you see employees of the company who care and are genuinely trying to help. Mandriva offers 'Free as in freedom' versions and versions with propriatery software. You would expect a release like this to be trumpeted. Instead, the release was met with hostility. Forums on tech sites were filled with Linux users cheering for the end of Mandriva. What happened? How did a company that was loved at one time become so unpopular? Is the hostility justified?"
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RE[2]: Distro is good, company is a monster
by aGNUstic on Fri 3rd Nov 2006 13:37
in reply to "RE: Distro is good, company is a monster"
Member since:2005-07-28
The distro is excellent and the company is not a monster.
`If` I could get promotional materials I would promote it around the university campus. I'm partial to black baseball caps.
I believe Mandriva should seriously consider revamping its price structure for university data centers and university students.
Member since:
2005-07-06
With my Club hat on I basically am a CSR (plus a sprinkling of forum administration). I have my...unique...job title because I made it a condition of my accepting the job that I got to pick my own.
(technically speaking I do two entirely separate jobs for Mandriva. The proofreading / newsletter writing job I do is really a separate position from the Club support job.)