With dozens of rpms missing from its boxed sets, unfortunately...
----- Original Message -----
From: "Richard Bos"
To:
Sent: Sunday, July 28, 2002 10:54 AM
Subject: [SLE] OfB Open Choice Awards 2002
[...]
| Best Linux Distribution: Mandrake Linux 8.2
| In the last year, Linux distributions have improved so much, that we think
| it would be fair to say that if we pitted any major player's offering
| from this year against the others from last year, it would be the
| recipient of our award. However, as it stands, we feel that Mandrake has
| kept a clear lead in usability above the other distributions.
| Mandrake Linux 8.2 presents a clean and compelling interface that shows
| they are clearly focused on desktop GNU/Linux. While SuSE 8.0's installer
| is definitely nicer to look at, Mandrake's installer's functionality and
| intuitiveness more then makes up for this. By sticking to a very orthodox
| wizard-style interface you won't miss things that need your attention like
| you can in SuSE 8.
| Their default KDE desktop has been left very simple with only the
| necessary icons and a very small taskbar similar in size to that included
| with Windows 9x. Additionally, we found their application menus were much
| cleaner and more precise then those of competing distributions, allowing
| for easy access of all the applications we installed.
| Finally, Mandrake clearly shines over the UnitedLinux distributions by
| sticking with the community's proven formula - Open Source/Free Software.
| This is a two-stage commitment on their part. First, all of MandrakeSoft's
| code is released under the General Public License, and second, the
| distribution is developed openly, allowing everyone to see and test the
| latest code from "Cooker." We feel this dedication to Free Software is
| part of the reason their distribution has such a low amount of bugs and
| seems so polished.
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