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Io mi leggerei anche questo articolo da Distrowatch per farmi un'idea un po' più completa
| Citazione: | A new release of Mandriva Linux, the first major one in over a year, was announced informally earlier today. Although the once highly popular distribution lost much of the glitter it had in early parts of this century when it was the most user- and hardware-friendly Linux operating system available and when it comfortably topped our page hit ranking statistics, it still attracts many ardent followers. Its simple installer, one-stop control centre and large software repository with well-established package management tools continue to make Mandriva an attractive proposition for users of all levels. And while it lacks the buzz of the bigger and shinier distributions that have overtaken Mandriva in our charts, it's perhaps this modest and unpretentious nature of the project that make some Linux users feel more at home with Mandriva than they would with any other Linux distro.
The development of Mandriva Linux 2011 was a bumpy and laborious process. It started with an unceremonious dumping of many long-term Mandriva developers as the company sought to regain its footing following another financial disaster. This it did successfully, thanks to a €3 million financial injection by a Russian company called NGI, which now has controlling interest in the French enterprise. While this saved the firm from going bankrupt, it also meant a fresh start, with many new developers of unknown level of expertise and experience. Furthermore, the company has to compete for attention of Mandriva fans with Mageia, a community project launched last year by many former Mandriva employees and contributors who released their first stable version in early June. On a technical side, the distribution now includes several new visual elements developed by Rosa Labs, a Moscow-based software outfit, and it has switched to RPM 5.x, a controversial decision which has created tension among the Mandriva developers and which later contributed to delays in the 2011 release process. |
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