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Mandrakesoft is proud to announce that its new flagship operating
system 'Mandrakelinux 10.0 Community' has been released. 10.0
Community is the first major Linux distribution to take advantage of
the new Linux kernel 2.6 while providing one of the most easy to use
and attractive Linux operating systems ever.
Mandrakelinux 10.0 Community is now available as a DVD from
Mandrakestore.com (Price: 54 EUR/59.90 USD), and also as a download
for Mandrakeclub members & contributors. 'Mandrakelinux 10.0 Official'
is scheduled to be released in May 2004. 10.0 Official will be used in
retail packs tailored for individuals and small businesses, as well as
for specialized corporate solutions.
In accordance with Mandrakesoft's new development roadmap,
Mandrakelinux 10.0 Community is the ideal product for Linux users who
demand the 'latest and greatest' features at the soonest opportunity. *Greater performance and scalability* Mandrakelinux 10.0 provides the new Linux 2.6 kernel as the default
kernel for greatly enhanced performance and scalability. For those
deploying Mandrake 10.0 as servers, the new Linux kernel increases the
number of unique users and groups from 65,000 to over 4 billion, with
1 billion concurrent processes on a single system. Server deployments
also benefit from interoperability with MS-Windows. systems thanks to
enhanced support of Windows' Logical Disk Manager and new read/write
NTFS support. The desktop user's experience is greatly enhanced with notable
improvements in ease of use and reliability, plus impressive system
responsiveness gains. Additional benefits include hyperthreading
capabilities, major I/O performance improvements under various
workloads, better support of and multimedia devices, as well as
greater support for laptops with software support for 'suspend to
disk' functionality. Additionally, Mandrakelinux 10.0 includes the Native POSIX Threads
Library (NPTL) for maximum threading performance. *Making Linux easier for all* In line with Mandrakesoft's traditional commitment to making Linux
easier for all computer users, Mandrakelinux 10.0 provides a powerful
and modern desktop and server operating system:
- Server capabilities have been enhanced with the integration of Linux
kernel 2.6, Samba 3.0, MySQL 4.0.18, PostqreSQL 7.4.1, Apache2,
extended hardware support, and a new Mandrakeonline update service. - The desktop experience has been enhanced with numerous improvements
including a new Mandrakegalaxy 2 desktop theme, new menu organization,
and a new Mandrakelinux Control Center to make this release even more
friendly and easy to use than ever. Additionally, 'Magicdev' has been
added -- Magicdev provides dynamic CD support for launching
appropriate applications when a CD or DVD is inserted into a drive. Mandrakelinux 10.0 provides KDE 3.2 and GNOME 2.4 as default desktop
environments, plus an impressive variety of Office applications such
as the famous OpenOffice.org 1.1 office suite, which is compatible
with Microsoft. Office. documents.
"Mandrakelinux 10.0 marks the beginning of a re-energized drive by
Mandrakesoft to achieve worldwide Linux adoption. We believe that
Mandrakelinux 10.0 will be seen as the perfect example of a Linux
product that individuals and corporations need to migrate away from
proprietary operating systems", declared Frangois Bancilhon, CEO of
Mandrakesoft.
http://www.mandrakelinux.com/en/club/
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