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   Adam to unruh   
   Re: Mandriva SA to transfer distro to an   
   20 May 12 00:04:20   
   
   From: adam@address.invalid   
      
   unruh wrote:   
   > On 2012-05-19, Adam  wrote:   
      
   [Mandriva and Mageia]   
      
   >> I suppose I'll have to research both (maybe even install   
   >> both dual-boot) and see which one is better for me (for my   
   >> definition of "better").   
   >   
   > I am worried   
   > about mandriva with their latest floudering. Mageia does not have the   
   > software that Mandriva has (PLF, contrib), so I hope that either Mageia   
   > and MandrvaFree unite, or that all of the software that is there for   
   > Mandriva comes over.   
   >   
   > In fact, what is the equivalent of contrib under Mageia?   
   >   
   > And where is "restricted" and non-free (eg Acroread, Flash) for Mageia?   
      
   Really elementary question:  Are the two distros already different   
   enough that packages from the Mandriva repository won't work with   
   Mageia?   
      
   Adam   
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