The Mandriva Wars and More | eWeek

The Mandriva Wars and More

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Mar 17, 2006
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Linux Watch Editor Steven J. Vaughn-Nichols looks at a number of issues this week, including the “Mandriva Wars.”

Its sad that the popular French-based Linux distributor has errupted into infighting with its community and one of its founders, Gael Duval, fighting with the company over his firing. Unfortunately, its just the way of businesses as they grow from being technology-first companies to being business-first companies.

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