[luau] News - Mandrake 9.0 vs. Mandrake 8.2 for new Linux users

[Joe Linux]

I used Libranet 1.9.1 for almost a year and consider it the finest 
computer system I ever used, and that includes 7 years on the Macintosh. 
 Unfortunately with the quick pace of Linux in general this release soon 
became obsolete.  Unfortunately Libranet 2.0 was a real bust and was 
generally considered far inferior to Libranet 1.9.1.  I do hope that 2.7 
is good as I would love to return to the Debian system.  Please post 
your opinion of it once you get it installed and have tried it for a 
period of time.

W. Wayne Liauh wrote:

> At the present time, the only viable way to implement a business Linux 
> desktop is through Win4Lin (version 4.0.1+).  Unfortunately, there are 
> no available kernel patches at the present time that will allow 
> Win4Lin to work with either RedHat 8.0 or Mandrake 9.0.  
> Interestingly, as a result of this, I am going to test Libranet 2.7.  
> (My friend Leon Goldstein has just written an article on Linux Journal 
> highly prasing Libranet 2.7.)
>
> As I am writing this, I have given them my credit card number, 
> downloaded the two ISOs, and burned them onto CDs.  Libranet--among 
> all the possible Linux distros and after I have spent so much time on 
> Red Hat and particularly Mandrake?
>