On 12/7/2003 at 12:32 AM Lyvim Xaphir wrote: >I agree, Lanman. I have had problems with the decisions that were made >with rpmdrake, but I've put those differences aside in view of the whole >distro. I think Mandrake is the best desktop solution available for >Linux. What's more, Red Hat seems to be sliding out of the desktop >picture, wether voluntarily or involuntarily. This gives Mandrake quite >a breather for more business; an unusual lucky break. It's about time; >Mandrake has needed some kind of lucky break for some time now. I view >the events at Red Hat as a prime opportunity for Mandrake to grab >customers and new Club members. > >The problem with Red Hat historically is that they have not been willing >to go in the direction of very innovative new business solutions that >*embrace* the needs of the desktop users rather than ignore them. Like >the Mandrake Club idea by Deno, for instance. That's why I think there >has been a loss of market share from Red Hat to Mandrake. MDK employees >and developers are responsive and concerned about their users; and it >shows. > >Where Mandrake will possibly go wrong is if they continue to make >unilateral elitist decisions concerning their GUI *without* consulting >or polling Mandrake club members beforehand. Generally speaking, >however, Mandrake is the most user inclusive distribution available >today. There is no distro that keeps up with current trends, user >needs, or user comments and requests like MDK; they have no peer in this >regard. Take a look at SUSE linux, for instance. You cannot even get >an ISO download of that distro for free, in order to try it out. At >least I could not, from the SUSE website. > >So before anyone contemplates a move to something else, they should take >a hard look at everything else. From what I see, Mandrake has no peers. > >LX >-- >같같같같같같같같같같같 같같같같같같같같같같같 같� >Linux Mandrake 9.1 Kernel 2.4.21-0.13mdk >"Filter That, Bitch!" --Lanman, MDK Newbie List >같같같같같같같같같같같 같같같같같같같같같같같 같같
*********** REPLY SEPARATOR *********** Almost from the beginning of Mandrake, it has been the premiere distro of Linux ( On a comparitive scale ), for newbie's. Mandrake is the one distro whose business model and mission seems to be to make it easier to migrate from Windows to Linux. I have a much easier time convincing clients to switch to Linux once they see how Mandrake provides tools which make the process of switching to Linux virtually intuitive, if not relatively easy. Something curious to note here ( at least for me ), is that I find that most of my clients are eager to learn when you take the time to teach them a few things, and to explain something in plain English instead of "Techno-Babble". This tends to make them more curious about learning about Linux, and about computing in general, and I end up with clients who aren't afraid to ask questions or experiment. Overall, the trust in these business relationships increases with each question. If I was to try to explain Suse or RedHat to a client they'd be climbing the walls in no time. While the nature of Mandrake and it's wizards may still have some bugs to work out, it is most likely the simplest distro to learn, which IMHO gives them a distinct advantage. I think they've done a lot to promote Linux just from this perspective. You're not going to see a lot of new computer users jumping on the Linux bandwagon right from the start, but frustration regarding M$ products and curiousity about Linux will often drive people away from "The Dark Side" and into the loving arms of Linux, and Mandrake is probably the choice that many will make. In a way, it is a tribute to Mandrake that some Linux users eventually move on to other distro's, since this usually means that they've learned a lot from Mandrake, and are ready for another challenge. In the meantime, Mandrake hasn't deemed to give up, so neither shall I. I firmly believe that once they get their money problems solved, they'll come back to the users and get involved in solving their PR problems as well. Lanman
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