At the time of development of 9.0 I did not have an extra computer to test with, which i now do. If/when 9.1 rc ISO's come out, I plan on testing now that I have a macine to do it on. I would have with 9.0, had I the 2nd machine. (and i don't see what you said as a slam, just expressing your opinion as i did mine) :-)
just as a quick update on my situation with that machine..... dumped 9.0 and put 8.2 on it, viola! everything works, including the sound card i could not get working under 9.0. I guess mandrake's moving away from supporting old hardware? (another grumble) Gave my 9.0 away to someone else who's gonna try it. Hopefully she has more luck with it than I did. Jerry ----- Original Message ----- From: Joseph Braddock <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, December 21, 2002 4:35 PM Subject: Re: [newbie] Mandrake Raising More Capital > Jerry, > > Maybe you would be willing to contribute some of your time to improve Mandrake's stability. There were numerous beta and release candidates for Mandrake 9.0. If you are having stability issues, the time to have them fixed is prior to the release being official. When Mandrake 9.1 is in beta and release candidate status, maybe you can download a copy (or buy one from cheapbytes) and submit the problems you've been experiencing to the development team. > > This is by no means an effort to slam you, it's simply that if we want the distro to work flawlessly and support all kinds of hardware combinations, then the more who join the testing effort the better. > > Joeb > > > On Fri, 20 Dec 2002 08:55:44 -0800 > "jerry" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: Lyvim Xaphir <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent: Friday, December 20, 2002 9:17 PM > > Subject: [newbie] Mandrake Raising More Capital > > > > > > > > > > > > > Mandrake got slashdotted today, I just saw the article, then I saw an > > > email from the Mandrake team. > > > > > > http://slashdot.org/articles/02/12/20/1815214.shtml?tid=147 > > > > > > I also read > > > > > > http://www.mandrakelinux.com/en/future.php3 > > > > > > After reading that, and considering how much Mandrake linux has come to > > > mean to me, I've decided to upgrade my membership. I was wondering, how > > > many peeps here are going to either join the Mandrake club or upgrade > > > their membership? I'm just curious, and was looking for a show of hands. > > > ?? > > > > > > --LX > > > > > > > > > > > I have to say I'm middle-of-the-road here. I bought my distros and was > > happy with 8.2. However, I'm NOT happy with 9.0. If 9.0 is all they can do > > with the money I paid spent, then no, I'm not going to continue investing > > money in a company who seems to be following in the footsteps of microsoft > > when it comes to releasing something whether it's ready or not, and IMHO, > > 9.0 was not ready to be released. In fact, my 2nd machine which I've been > > fighting with using 9.0 will be downgrading back to 8.2 some time this > > weekend. Another thing is for sure, when future versions are released I'm > > definitely going to wait and watch the forums/lists before shelling out 70 > > bucks again. I was so happy with 8.2 that I bought 9.0 as soon as it was on > > the shelf thinking it would be even better but that does not seem to be the > > case, unfortunately. I'm just waiting for the day when Debian steps up to a > > 2.4 kernel. I'm getting comfortable enough with gnu/linux that I'm ready to > > make a switch from a distro that's "easy to use" to one that emphasizes > > stability. IMO having apps freeze and crash doesn't seem very "easy to > > use." If I want that, I'll go back to M$. > > Now if Mandrake were to turn around with 9.1 and go back to the quality of > > 8.2, I'd sing its praises once again. > > > > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- > Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? > Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com >
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