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to: Joe Barr
from: Jeff Shultz
date: 2002-11-26 21:38:58
subject: Re: Mandrake 9.0 install obliterates the Windows entries

From: Jeff Shultz 

On Mon, 25 Nov 2002 17:46:39 -0600, "Joe Barr"
 wrote:

>
> The pluses for Mandrake installation are its speed and the absolute ease
> of obtaining and applying updates. It completely obliterates the Windows
> contenders in both the update category and the installation of attached
> devices.
>
>http://www.linuxworld.com/site-stories/2002/1125.barr2.html

I just wish I trusted it's install program to stick it on a MDK 8.1 system
and know that I'd find everything intact when it was done.

(A major weakness in all Linux distro's, IMO)

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