sptw
02-05-2003, 06:09 AM
Mandrake Linux decided to gives the end of life dates of their products.With the forthcoming release of Mandrake Linux 9.1, they are forced to consider the product lifetime of existing products. Because every update released by MandrakeSoft involves extensive testing and QA, they feel that they are better able to provide support for, and deliver timely support of, their products by discontinuing support for "legacy" distributions.With the release of Mandrake Linux 9.1, they will put in place a cycle that customers can easily anticipate. MandrakeSoft will provide 12 months of "desktop" support for distributions, and 18 months of "base" support for distributions.This means that applications such as window managers, desktop environments, browsers, etc. will have a 12 month support life, while applications such as the kernel, Apache, and other "base" components will have a support life of 18 months. At certain times, MandrakeSoft may choose to extend support for certain versions of Mandrake Linux.
The entire article Here (http://www.mandrakelinux.com/en/productlifetime.php3)
BTW, Mandrake Linux 9.1 Beta 3 is ready for download and testing Here (http://www.mandrakelinux.com/en/ftp.php3).This include KDE 3.1 and many others improvement.
The entire article Here (http://www.mandrakelinux.com/en/productlifetime.php3)
BTW, Mandrake Linux 9.1 Beta 3 is ready for download and testing Here (http://www.mandrakelinux.com/en/ftp.php3).This include KDE 3.1 and many others improvement.