Mandrake Linux is a GNU/Linux distribution supported by MandrakeSoft S.A. MandrakeSoft was born in the Internet in 1998 with the main goal to provide an easy-to-use and friendly GNU/Linux system. The two pillars of MandrakeSoft are open-source and collaborative work.
Following are various Internet links pointing you to various Mandrake Linux related sources. If you wish to know more about the MandrakeSoft company, connect to its web site. There is then the site for the Mandrake Linux distribution and all its derivatives.
First of all MandrakeSoft is proud to present its new open help platform. MandrakeExpert isn't just another web site where people help others with their computer problems in exchange for up-front fees, payable regardless of the quality of the service received. It offers a new experience based on trust and the pleasure of rewarding others for their contributions.
In addition, MandrakeCampus provides the GNU/Linux community with open education and training courses on all open software-related technologies and issues; and teachers, tutors, and learners with a place where they can share knowledge.
There is a site for the "mandrakeholic" called Mandrake Forum: a primary site for Mandrake Linux related tips, tricks, rumors, pre-announcements, semi-official news, and more. This is also the only interactive web-site hosted by MandrakeSoft, so if you have something to tell us, or something you want to share with other users, search no longer: this is a place to do it!
In the philosophy of open-source, MandrakeSoft is offering many means of support for the Mandrake Linux distributions. You are invited in particular to participate in the various Mailing lists, where the Mandrake Linux community demonstrates its vivacity and keenness.
By popular request, MandrakeSoft proposes that its happy customers make a donation to support the forth-coming developments of the Mandrake Linux system. Your contribution will help MandrakeSoft provide its users with an ever better distribution, ever safer, easier, up-to-date, and with more supported languages.
For the many talented, your skills will be very useful for one of the many tasks required in the making of a Mandrake Linux system:
Packaging: a GNU/Linux system is mainly made of programs picked-up on the Internet. These programs have to be packaged so that they will hopefully work together.
Programming: there are many many projects directly supported by MandrakeSoft: find the one that most appeals to you, and offer your help to the main developer.
Internationalization: translation of the web pages, programs and their respective documentation.
Documentation: last but not least, the book you are currently reading requires a lot of effort to stay uptodate with the rapid evolution of the system.
Consult the contributors page to learn more about the way you can contribute to the evolution of Mandrake Linux.
For Mandrake Linux fans wishing to benefit from the ease of on-line purchasing, MandrakeSoft now sells its products worldwide from its MandrakeStore e-commerce web site. You will find not only Mandrake Linux software — operating systems and network tools (firewall), but also special subscription offers, support and updates (MandrakeFreq), as well as other goodies related to MandrakeSoft.