Subj : Re: Rocky Linux
To   : Accession
From : Dr. What
Date : Sun Sep 28 2025 09:02:00

 Ac> Same goes for Mandrake, Mandriva, or RedHat and anything that spawned
 Ac> from RedHat. I can't say anything bad about any of them, as I've never
 Ac> used them. None of them ever interested me, though.. and I don't even
 Ac> know why. ;)

Mandrake was the first Linux I used.  It was an early boxed Linux for non-commercial users and was actually quite good.  It took off like Ubuntu did later.

But they grew so fast that they thought that they needed someone to be a business manager.  TL;DR the "business manager" folk ran the company into the ground.

As they tried to get everything back together (sans "business manager") they merged with another dist called Connectiva (from Brazil?).  Hence Mandriva now.

Mandriva is very polished and probably one of the best distros for non-commercial users of Linux.  Right now, my systems run Ubuntu, but when it's time for a tech refresh, it will be Mandriva for me.

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