On Sunday 29 October 2000 07:51, you wrote:
> keep in mind that the WalMart version is packaged by MacMillan and
> is not packaged by Mandrakesoft. Anyone is free to download Mandrake
> from the Cooker and put it on shelves at any time, and if MCP chose
> to do so before 7.2 was actually released, then it's their mistake
> not ours.
You officially speak for Mandrake software on this issue then?
If so I'm glad to hear you say this. But on the other hand isn't mandrake
involved with MCP? Shouldn't Mandrake be able to say, "Hey that's not really
7.2 - it's a friggin beta! So don't put 7.2 on the package."
I think Mandrake should insist that MCP sends out big red stickers to put on
the front of the boxes stating that this is not 7.2 final but a release
candidate. MCP is misrepresenting Mandrake on this and makes Mandrake look
bad, I will be deterring people from buying Mandrake from Wal-Mart here and
instead will gladly hand out the ISO's I made from the 7.2 tree. And that's
not going to help Mandrake pay any paychecks.
This doesn't explain the changed installation procedure though either, I
realized it's aimed at newbies but surely Mandrake made this install not
MCP?!?!
> I've had a problem with most of the Walmart/Staples distros for the
> past two years --- while they get us out into the mainstream channels,
> they do so with the message that Linux is broken. MCP is not the only
> guilty party here. I fully support what they are doing in principle,
> but I just wish there was more sensitivity to the technical expertise
> typical of someone who would buy software in such a way.
I really hope Mandrake does something to protect their interest here, they
need to protect their image and at least let everyone know this isn't final
product. And if they do do you think any will sell? No way. And MCP won't do
this again hopefully. It's really rotten. Just plain wreaks of Microsoft
tacticts, to release too early knowing the product isn't really ready.
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