[Discuss] Mandriva out of business

[edwardp at linuxmail.org (edwardp at linuxmail.org)]

I have gaf to thank for introducing me to Linux. :-)

Mandriva was the second distro I used, the first one was SuSE.


On 05/31/2015 03:55 PM, Steve Litt wrote:
> On Sat, 30 May 2015 20:34:15 -0400
> <edwardp at linuxmail.org> wrote:
>
>> According to an article at ZDNet and other sites, the company behind
>> Mandriva Linux has gone out of business. The former CEO of Mandriva,
>> said (Yahoo Finance link) employee lawsuits forced it into bankruptcy.
>>
>> http://www.zdnet.com/article/french-firm-behind-mandriva-linux-goes-out-of-business/#ftag=RSSbaffb68
>>
>> http://finance.yahoo.com/news/ceo-bankrupt-linux-company-says-163746560.html
> This is truly a shame. I used Mandrake/Mandriva to run my business
> 2001-2007. For a person who didn't have broadband, Mandrake/Mandriva
> was a blessing.
>
> SteveT
>
> Steve Litt
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