From: laidlaws@hotkey.net.au   
      
   Just finished burning the ROSA release, codenamed "Marathon," and ran it as   
   a live DVD (1.4 Gig.)  It didn't seem any different from any other KDE   
   distro.  It had the infamous ROSA menuing screen, and I didn't try to revert   
   to a classic menu.  It lacked a bit of polish, to be expected in a Beta.   
      
   The .torrent file had only one seed most of the time, and sometimes none,   
   but they seem to prefer direct downloads.  The Home Page (www.rosa.ru) is in   
   Russian only.  It may become the Russian national distro, but I can't see it   
   ever being really competitive worldwide.  I didn't browse its features in   
   any depth.  There is a short description at Linux Tracker, whic suggests   
   that they are replacing some of the traditional Mandriva tools with their   
   own.   
      
   Doug.   
      
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