07.31.06
Posted in Products, English, Mandriva at 3:34 pm by Vanessa
Mandriva Linux Beta 1, codename Thor, has been released for tests.
Available in four differents flavours live/install CDs (KDE or GNOME, i586 or x86_64) or in a whole new dual architecture Installation DVD, get a glimpse of the next Mandriva Linux 2007 edition !
This version includes :
- New Mirror structure
- New network popup notifications
- Gnome 2.16 beta 1
- Kernel 2.6.17
- KDE 3.5.3
- Updated wireless application (drakroam)
- Switch to XDG menus (in progress)
Prepare your Qemu or CD/DVD burner and grab Thor !
The Cooker forums on the Club and Bugzilla are craving for your input.
You can check out Mandriva Linux Beta 1 release notes and known issues on the Cooker Wiki.
Happy testing !
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07.28.06
Posted in Products, English, Web, Mandriva at 4:46 pm by Vanessa
Blino just put Ruby On Rails in Cooker, making RoR ready to ship in Mandriva Linux 2007.
To lever my hype skills (and to please our marketing team, for that matter), I decided to take a look at Ruby on Rails, and to package it for Mandriva.
Blino
It’s not yet integrated with Apache, but MySQL connectivity and Webrick are up-and-running.
Ruby On Rails is a fast-growing web-development framework. It’s been the next big thing for the past two years or so, so we wouldn’t dare let our users miss the chance to try it, use it and abuse it. If you’re a web developer or the curious type, jump into the Web 2.0 thingy with Rails: MCV model, DRY principled (Don’t Repeat Yourself), inline AJAX (you produce AJAX in Ruby 
) and lots more fun stuff to play and get serious with.
Other frameworks are going to make it into the distro, like Catalyst (which in fact has been there for a while, our Hardware Compatibility List and Fibric being Catalyst-powered) and Django, as well as more Web 2.0 goodness.
For now, grab a Cooker snapshot and feel the power of freedom-powered-web2.0-agile-sexy-coding for the Web with Ruby on Rails and Mandriva Linux 
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07.07.06
Posted in Kiosk, Products, English, Français, Mandriva at 2:03 pm by Vanessa
Version française ci-dessous
English:
We’ve updated two bundles and published two new bundles today on Kiosk:
Next on the list should be KDE 3.5.3, a newer version of XGL/Compiz, a special compilation of wallpapers by Ayo, and games (won’t tell you everything, that wouldn’t be fun :p ).
We’re looking for good tutorials on how to use these applications. If you know them well and fell like giving it a go, write a tutorial and we’ll link to it from the application’s description in Kiosk. If you know of a good tutorial, do send the link
Enjoy your Kiosk experience !
The team.
Version française :
Nous avons actualisé deux suites et publié deux nouvelles suites sur Kiosk.
Prochains sur la liste : une nouvelle version de KDE (3.5.3) et de GXL/Compiz, une compilation de fonds d’écran dessinés par Ayo, et des jeux (et d’autres choses, mais gardons un peu de suspense).
Nous recherchons des tutoriels pour ces applications, donc si vous en connaissez bien une ou plusieurs, lancez-vous dans l’écriture ou suggérez-nous un lien! Nous lierons le tutoriel depuis le descriptif de l’application dans Kiosk.
Rendez-vous sur Kiosk!
L’équipe.
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07.04.06
Posted in Fun, Products, English, Mandriva at 1:26 pm by Vanessa
Either you got smarter, or Linux just got easier
Mandriva Linux is the most widely recommended system for Linux beginners. It’s loved by its fans for its unmatched Control Center, the graphical tool for managing your whole system, and other home-made tools. As a pionneering Desktop Linux distribution, it opened the way to many others.
Now, we simply pushed the frenzy a little further.
A single CD, packed with user-friendliness, hardware recognition, stability and powerful applications galore. You can use it without installing it, by simply inserting the CD into your CD or DVD drive and booting your computer.
Your Internet connection is working, you can read your e-mail, listen to music, play a little and, if you really need to, you can use the OpenOffice.org suite to get some work done.
That’s when you say: “I want more of this!”
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