I would have been a "Gold member" if I could have had Mandrake charge by the month instead of by the year....
They should fix that So I can upgrade... ;) On Tue, 2002-03-12 at 01:45, Barran, Richard wrote: > Morning all, > > I've received a very interesting "Mandrake Community Newsletter" this > morning. I'm including here the two most relevant paragraphs: > > " > Even though all of us here at MandrakeSoft are excited about the > upcoming release, we've also been distracted by financial concerns. > Despite continuous good reviews in the press; despite having millions > of users throughout the world; despite producing an award-winning Linux > distribution that is a solid competitor to both UNIX and Window$, the > Mandrake Linux distribution's short-term future is in jeopardy due to a > simple factor: money. > > As a company, we make our revenue by selling packaged versions of the > distribution and by delivering services such as consulting, training, > etc. -- but our development costs and community-based services are not > yet covered by income. It is estimated that we will "break even" by the > end of 2002, but it is unlikely that MandrakeSoft can remain unchanged > during these next few months without drastically cutting costs unless > additional revenue is generated quickly. > " > > The newsletter then goes on to urge people to sign up to Mandrake Club ASAP. > I received a newsletter from the Club yesterday which also hinted at > "financial troubles". > I haven't seen this mentioned yet by anyone on either this list or on the > expert list. Is this a bit of scaremongering or is Mandrake really in dire > straits? > > > Regards, > > Richard > > PS Here follows a short message from my employer's legal department... > > *********************************************************************** > This e-mail and its attachments are intended for the above named > recipient(s) only and are confidential and may be privileged. > If they have come to you in error you must take no action based > on them, nor must you copy or disclose them or any part of > their contents to any person or organisation; please notify the > sender immediately and delete this e-mail and its attachments from > your computer system. > > Please note that Internet communications are not necessarily secure > and may be changed, intercepted or corrupted. We advise that > you understand and observe this lack of security when e-mailing us > and we will not accept any liability for any such changes, > interceptions or corruptions. > > Although we have taken steps to ensure that this e-mail and its > attachments are free from any virus, we advise that in keeping > with good computing practice the recipient should ensure they > are actually virus free. > > Copyright in this e-mail and attachments created by us belongs > to Littlewoods. > > Littlewoods takes steps to prohibit the transmission of offensive, > obscene or discriminatory material. If this message contains > inappropriate material please forward the e-mail intact to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] and it will be investigated. > Statements and opinions contained in this e-mail may not > necessarily represent those of Littlewoods. > > Please note that e-mail communication may be monitored. > > Registered office: > Littlewoods Retail Limited, > Sir John Moores Building, > 100 Old Hall Street, > Liverpool, > L70 1AB > Registered no: 421258 > > http://www.littlewoods.com > *********************************************************************** > > ---- > > Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? > Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com -- Bryan Whitehead SysAdmin - JPL - Interferometry Systems and Technology Phone: 818 354 2903 [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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