Talk:Mandriva Linux

message: I heard that lately Mandrake has been "marginalized". What does that mean? Any insight? TheCoffee 17:52, 13 Feb 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: I'm writing this remark thanks to Mandriva 2009 and I can assure you that Mandriva is as good and as up to date as other major Linux distros (e.g Fedora, openSUSE and the overhyped Ubuntu). angrykeyboarder (a/k/a:Scott) (talk) 03:32, 15 December 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Marginalized 

message: I think it could mean that it is forced to not do as much as it used too. But thats a wild guess.
Erebus555 09:01, 1 Apr 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: I'm writing this remark thanks to Mandriva 2009 and I can assure you that Mandriva is as good and as up to date as other major Linux distros (e.g Fedora, openSUSE and the overhyped Ubuntu). angrykeyboarder (a/k/a:Scott) (talk) 03:32, 15 December 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  I dont know 

message: regarding text: The Free Edition contains some advertisements in the form of bookmarks in the web browser and slides during installation, as well as is available for download later, to help cover the costs of producing the distribution...
--I don't understand this sentence. Does this mean it downloads ads everyday (like "adware") as you use the operating system?
:I have changed the sentence to reflect what it should mean. It is to do with the release cycle - the free edition is released a little later to the public than other versions are to paying customers. --Localzuk 13:48, 15 December 2005 (UTC)
thread_title:  Confusing sentence 

message: Why are the screen grabs on the article those of a gnome desktop when the majority of support in Mandriva is KDE based (it is a kde driven system and has been since it was created)? I would understand the weighting of the images being towards kde but as it stands, 2 to 1 in favour of gnome doesn't seem right.--Localzuk 13:44, 15 December 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: Agreed, I'm removing the older screenshot of GNOME.--Chealer 10:04, 21 June 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Times change. Mandriva is as much "KDE Driven" as it is GNOME.angrykeyboarder (a/k/a:Scott) (talk) 03:35, 15 December 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Screen Grabs 

message: I moved the following out of the Latest version section. That is not the appropriate place for this. Additionnally, I don't think that Free Edition exists anymore. --Chealer 12:23, 21 June 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Free Edition 

message: I don't consider that the following moved sections are pertinent or valid features. Brief justification:
Software: Mandriva Linux *is* software, so it's at least badly worded to say that software is a feature.
Community: Community is definitely not a "feature".
Constant development: not really a feature neither.
Optimization: Optimization needs to be in contrast with something not optimized. Obviously Mandriva should be faster on classic Pentium than i386 Fedora Core, but there's more than Fedora Core, and the difference should be marginal. Statistics would be needed to justify a long section like that.
--Chealer 12:45, 21 June 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Moved Features sections 

message: Shouldn't the image be updated? --Emx 11:02, 11 October 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Done... AndersL 18:46, 20 December 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Image update 

message: As far as I'm aware the Mandriva Linux Powerpack 2008 is the only commercial Linux distribution that includes licensed software which allows users to legally watch CSS encrypted DVDs in the United States (LinDVD).  It also includes Fluendo codec packs which grants provides similar licenses for MPEG 2, MPEG4, MP3, and Microsoft's WMV.  As most other distributions either promote the use of unlicensed players/codecs or ignore them altogether, perhaps this is a unique enough characteristic to include in the Features section?  --Dl036 (talk) 22:33, 15 December 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Media Codecs and LinDVD 

message: I'm not sure the comments about Gaël Duval belong in the lead section of this entry.  Perhaps in a history section somewhere, but it's not really relevant to a current general description of Mandriva Linux.  As I understand it (based on his own postings) Mr. Duval hasn't been involved in the actual development of the Mandriva distribution for some time now.  --Dl036 (talk) 18:57, 16 December 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Gaël Duval's firing 

message: How long is a typical release supported? How long will the current release be supported? These bits of info should *always* be included in articles about distros, IMO. --88.149.235.162 (talk) 14:34, 19 January 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Support? 

message: The table on this page stating versions should contain support dates and be colour-coded like so:
Colour	Meaning
Red   	Old release; not supported
Yellow	Old release; still supported
Green 	Current release
Blue  	Future release
Altonbr (talk) 03:18, 25 February 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Table 

message: The image :Image:Mandriva logo.png is used in this article under a claim of fair use, but it does not have an adequate explanation for why it meets the requirements for such images when used here.  In particular, for each page the image is used on, it must have an explanation linking to that page which explains why it needs to be used on that page.  Please check
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thread_title: Image copyright problem with Image:Mandriva logo.png

message: The ISO says it writes a little over 730 MB (even though the ISO itself is 702 MB), which cannot be all recorded to a normal 700 MB Disc, or can it? 66.168.19.135 (talk)  —Preceding undated comment was added at 04:12, 21 November 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  700MB CDs and the ISO 

message: I have traced the mandriva logo bitmap: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Mandriva_logo.svg
I have contacted the mandriva team and waiting for approval.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by Sav vas (talk • contribs) 15:55, 31 March 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  SVG logo available / awaiting approval 

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