Mandriva has become a joke

18 May 2012, 7:19 pm

Mandriva SA, the French company that used to control development of the Mandriva GNU/Linux distribution, has become something of a joke.... Read More »

Mandriva SA cedes control to Mandriva community

18 May 2012, 7:16 pm

"Just days after the Mandriva community started its own plans for the next release of the French Linux distribution, its commercial sponsor has formally announced that the community will take the lead on all Mandriva Linux development moving forward. In a blog post on the Mandriva SA site, CEO Jean-... Read More »

Mandriva Community Planning Next Release

17 May 2012, 8:41 am

OStatic: While waiting for the Mandriva management to decide the future direction of the distribution, the community is taking matters into their own hands and beginning the planning stages for the next release,... Read More »

Red Hat celebrates 10 years of Red Hat Enterprise Linux

15 May 2012, 12:51 pm

Ten years ago, Red Hat was just another Linux distributor, then they got serious about the business market and everything changed.... Read More »

Six Key Features Coming in Mageia Linux 2.0

11 May 2012, 5:05 pm

Choices will abound for users of this free OS, which is now available as a release candidate.... Read More »

Mandriva Receives Reprieve, Future Still Uncertain

3 May 2012, 5:33 am

OStatic: Mandriva will live for another day (but we still don't know about next month or year)... Read More »

Mandriva gets another lease of life

2 May 2012, 11:22 pm

The French Mandriva GNU/Linux company has been given another lease of life it would appear from the company's blog. Chief operating officer Jean-Manuel Croset said in a post yesterday that a direction for the company would be announced in the third week of May. On April 30, Croset had announced,... Read More »

Russian VC Firm NGI Will Invest Heavily in French Startups

2 May 2012, 12:14 pm

Russia was once known for its undying adoration for all things French back in the day, and a century and a half later you could argue that some of that spark is still hanging around. New Generation Investment, the Russian VC firm part-owned by Leonid Reiman, former Minister of Communications and Inf... Read More »

Mandriva Not Shuttering Its Doors, Yet

2 May 2012, 6:06 am

An anonymous reader writes, quoting OS News: "In his usual man-of-a-few-words manner today, Jean-Manuel Croset, Mandriva COO, announced that enough funds have been secured to allow Mandriva to keep its doors open and continue development." From the announcement: "The strategy review started two week... Read More »

Mandriva – Customization With Style

30 April 2012, 6:43 pm

Techzed: Unlike the competition in this sector, Mandriva offers an incredible array of features and cool little tidbits.... Read More »