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[NMLUG] Mandrake 10.1
I noticed that SuSE has decided to ship 9.2 with Xorg's X11, as well.
I'm glad to hear great things about it. For me, it's just exciting to
see SOMETHING happening in the X11 realm!
jody
Steve Browne wrote:
> The new release of Mandrake Linux 10.1 Community Edition is most
> notable in one respect: it uses the Xorg X11 server instead of XFree.
> Mandrakesoft made the change because of licensing issues with
> Xfree.org. From my perspective it's a great improvement; for the first
> time I've been able to do a fresh install on my Nvidia-card /
> LCD-monitor system and have the video start correctly without having
> to use Nvidia proprietary drivers or futzing with xvidtune. I hope all
> the distros move to Xorg, particularly the "live CDs".
>
> Steve
> Stephen B. Browne
> sbrowne@ix.netcom.com
> "Ubi bene, ibi patria."
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