Mandrake Doomed?

[ianstepn@shaw.ca]

As I read it (though I don't have it before me) they did get rid of their devils and are well on the way out of the hole.  Having just looked at Mandrake 9.0 from the viewpoint of a newbie looking for a way to make computing affordable for more of the community, I hope things go their way.  Looks like a great distribution for the techy-challenged.

IanS

----- Original Message -----
From: Net Llama! <netllama at linux-sxs.org>
Date: Wednesday, January 1, 2003 11:36 pm
Subject: Re: Mandrake Doomed?

> On 01/01/03 05:22, Bob Hemus wrote:
> > Then, beginning in mid-1999, we entered the "technology bubble" 
> whereby> several venture capitalists invested in MandrakeSoft. 
> Their requirement
> > was that we would accelerate the development of the company while
> > leaving its management to an experienced staff of world-class 
> managers. 
> > 
> > Their BIG ERROR!  "World Class Managers" are akin to "Educational
> > Administrators".  Neither have been in the trenches for over 20 
> years,> if ever. If they get rid of 'em they may be able to climb 
> out of their
> > hole.
> 
> But therein lies the catch.  Once the VC's "own" you, you can't 
> get rid 
> of their hand picked management.  Its a deal with the devil.
> 
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