Axalon....the only directions I found at that URL were these "Please
check the list of FTP mirror down on this page, and choose one that is
near your location." Well I picked one but there was no iso image there
to download, just a bunch of navigable directories as if I'd mounted a
CDRom. How does one download the oxygen distribution?
Alan
Axalon Bloodstone wrote:
>
> Linux-Mandrake 7.0beta available for download and tests.
>
> MandrakeSoft is very pleased to announce that its new Linux
> distribution is available, only for geeks and testers who can't wait
> to discover all the new killer features that have been introduced.
> This beta version (NOT FOR PRODUCTION USE) includes:
>
> - New perl/gtk based graphical installer Drakx, including support
> for
> many languages and the DiskDrake partitioner (lets one change the size
> of Ext2, FAT... disk partitions).
>
> - Use of supermount (integrated in kernel 2.2.14) in order to
> suppress the need to mount and unmount for most removable medias
> (cdrom, floppy, zip): Mandrake easier to use than ever!
>
> - Several security levels are available. They let you use your
> Linux
> box like a jail (extremely high security, restricted use), or like
> certain very common proprietary OSes (very poor security, no
> constraint in use). The default security level, medium, is the
> security level found in most standard Linux distributions.
>
> - Improved desktop integration with new tools like DrakConf and
> rpmdrake that let the user manage its Linux-Mandrake box like a charm.
>
> - New hardware configuration tools like lothar and XFdrake
>
> The new distribution has to be tested by many people to detect any
> problem that would not have been found internally.
>
> Hackers, Geeks, Nerds or simply curious users, just download Mandrake
> 7.0beta, have fun with it and report all the bugs! For this, just see
> http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/oxygenbeta.php3 and read the
> instruction!
>
> The Mandrake Team.
