The first pre-release of Mandriva Linux 2009 Spring is now available. This alpha concentrates on updating to the major desktop components of the distribution, including KDE 4.2 Beta 2, GNOME 2.25.2, Xfce 4.6 Beta 2, X.org server 1.5, and kernel 2.6.28 rc8. It is also the first distribution to introduce the major new Tcl/Tk release, [...]

This is an interesting question one could ask about the Mandriva distribution, is it dead? The answer could possibly be maybe. It is not the first time that we have seen Mandriva on the brink of collapse, and quite frankly, if we go in terms of userbase it might be so.
Mandriva is a publicly traded [...]

We are pleased to announce you the launch, by January ‘09, of a world wide Mandriva Community Steering Committee whose main targets will be to:
* unify and leverage the Mandriva Community and Ecosystem, thus aligning joint efforts towards clear goals,
* provide a better visibility on products releases,
[...]

When it comes to Linux, most U.S. headlines involve Canonical, Novell or Red Hat. But another Linux distribution — from Mandriva S.A. of Paris, France — is making a name for itself in the global IT channel. Consider this: More than 2,000 IT partners have lined up to back Mandriva, up from about 1,200 in [...]

The global economic crisis is taking its toll on many technology companies and Mandriva, the Linux company based in France, has now taken a hit.
Last week, the company announced that it would be terminating the services of all its external contractors, that is those who work from remote locations.
This includes Adam Williamson, a moderator for [...]

Why the founder of Mandriva Linux is back in the saddle at new open source startup that offers virtual desktops.
Whatever happened to the founder of Mandrake Linux? He’s back on the scene with a new open source startup and looking to break some ground with its first offering called a Virtual Desktop solution.
Ulteo’s new enterprise [...]

Mandriva reports its 3rd Quarter results
Paris, November 18th 2008 - Mandriva today reported its financial and
operating results for the 3rd quarter 2008. Turnover for the quarter is
0.83 million Euros, trading revenue is 1.04 million Euros, costs are 1.67
million Euros and the operating loss is 0.64 million Euros.
Turnover and operating results, compared with the 3rd quarter [...]

The Mandriva community is proud to offer another XFCE edition to the users. This edition is not a Mandriva product (so do not expect any kind of support directly from Mandriva), but has been completed with a great cooperation between the company and the community.
We tried our best to provide the experience possible using XFCE [...]

I have a spare partition so this time I wanted to go for something i haven’t tried in a long while. I popped over to Distrowatch and saw that Mandriva was out.
Why test Mandriva?
Mandrake was one of the first Linux Distros I used and has always had my respect for it’s hardware recognition and robustness. [...]

Hello,
After the successful launch of the download versions, Mandriva today
offers pre-orders on the boxed and slim-pack DVD editions of
Mandriva Linux 2009 Powerpack:
- the complete boxed edition, at € 69 / US$ 89:
http://store.mandriva.com/product_info.php?products_id=390
- the slim-pack DVD edition, at € 59 / US$ 69:
[...]

Mandriva today introduces a revamped OEMs, ODMs, System Builders and Low
cost PC hardware manufactures partnership program. This program provides a
broad range of benefits and services to OEMs and it’s FREE to join.
The program provides more targeted options for Low cost PCs, Nettops,
Netbooks, Desktops and Laptops hardware manufacturers wishing to pre-load
the Mandriva Linux operating system on [...]

In order to bring Mandriva Linux 2009 new users and present the new features and technologies available in Mandriva Linux 2009, Mandriva is mobilizing its network of Linux User Groups (LUGs) to coordinate a worldwide install-fest on November 22nd 2008.
In order to simplify the shipment of all goodies, could you send us back all the [...]

A press release issued by Mandriva and Turbolinux today announced they are joining the Moblin project and continuing their collaboration through Manbo Labs.
Manbo Labs employs Mandriva and Turbolinux engineers to develop the core components of a Linux distribution tailored for Atom processors.

Read more at OSTatic

Back when Mandriva was called Mandrake, the distribution had the reputation of being the most user-friendly Linux distribution. Financial difficulties, personnel changes, and the rise of Ubuntu changed that, and somehow Mandriva never quite regained its reputation. With this week’s release of Mandriva 2009, Mandriva has continued to work on user-friendliness. Aside from a poorly [...]

We have today released Mandriva Linux 2009, the new autumnal release of our distribution.
2009 is a bold release which brings the new KDE 4.1 as the default desktop, along with a re-designed installer and Mandriva Control Center and many other new features. Other significant updates include GNOME 2.24, OpenOffice.org 3, Mozilla Firefox 3, and kernel [...]

Hi all,
Mandriva Linux 2009 RC 2 (code name Sophie) should be available on public mirrors now (or in the coming hours). You will find the following isos:

2 DVDs isos: 32 and 64 bit
mini-dual arch iso (32/64 bit)
2 CDs isos: 32 bit
One KDE4 (various iso images available, based on languages included)
One GNOME (various iso images available, [...]

The first release candidate for Mandriva Linux 2009, code named camelopard, is now available.
This is noted elsewhere, but as a special important notice, please do not use this beta version to upgrade an existing Mandriva Linux installation. There are unresolved issues with KDE which are likely to result in any system upgraded from any stable [...]

Along with VIA releasing a new open-source X.Org video driver, there is work underway on improving the status of another open-source graphics driver. Silicon Motion is perhaps more obscure than VIA Technologies when it comes to integrated graphics, but they primarily specialize in low-power graphics chips for tablet PCs.
Read more at Phoronix

Marcello Anni announced on Cooker ML the release of the MIB Live Games 2008.1. MIB ( Mandriva Italian Backports ) is a derived distribution of Mandriva Linux done by the Italian Mandriva community.
MIB live Games DVD is a revised version of Mandriva 2008.1 One edition, but it is more bigger (about 2 GB) and contains [...]

Mandriva is proud to announce the release of Mandriva Linux 2009 Beta 2 ‘okapi’. This beta includes a completely new installer for the Free (and, in the final release, Powerpack) edition, and is testing the Fedora system-config-printer printer configuration tool as an alternative to printerdrake. The new beta also brings Firefox 3, OpenOffice.org 3.0 beta, [...]