[ale] mandriva powerpack 2009

[Geoffrey]

Paul Cartwright wrote:
> On Thu February 5 2009, Geoffrey wrote:
>> I've just dropped the cash to get a year subscription to Mandriva
>> powerpack.  Installed it on a secondary laptop and I must say, it is
>> quite impressive.  I replaced an existing Fedora 9 and there's no
>> looking back.  Clean install, recognized all my hardware, including my
>> 3com pcmcia wireless card.
> 
> jeez, and I just installed Fedora 10 yesterday.. on my laptop.
> 
>> Definitely bears a look or second look by anyone looking for a different
>> distro, particularily if you're on an rpm based distro.
> so why is it better than Fedora?

I've just had various issues with the latest fedora offerings.  I don't 
like the changes they've made to installing software.  My latest issue 
was when I tried to get wireless networking setup on this same laptop, I 
kept getting an error saying that the ip address I was trying to use was 
in use, and I know it was not.

Also, I've never been able to get wireless config on fedora to pick up 
an ip from a dhcp server.  I figured it had something to do with the 
fact that my dhcp is being passed through from one server through a 
wireless router.  This just worked on Mandriva.


-- 
Until later, Geoffrey

Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little
temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety.
  - Benjamin Franklin