From: bliss-sf4ever@dslextreme.com   
      
   On 2/15/26 14:30, rbowman wrote:   
   > On Sun, 15 Feb 2026 11:59:16 -0800, Bobbie Sellers wrote:   
   >   
   >> 	I personally feel that Mandriva was way ahead of any Ubuntu I have   
   >> 	seen.   
   >> 	I only used Mandriva for a few years before the company went   
   > bankrupt.   
   >   
   > I don't remember the exact timeline but I think Ubuntu was released about   
   > the time Mandrake responded to the trademark lawsuit by changing the name.   
   > Ubuntu gained popularity by mailing out free CDs. At the time I couldn't   
   > figure out Canonical's game plan.   
      
   	Maybe they just want to be the Windows® of Linux.   
   	I encountered Ubuntu trying to help people who had screwed up the   
     install of of Ubuntu that someone from the LUG had done for them.  Not a   
   pleasant time for me though I was in better shape then than more recently.   
   But consider that Ubuntu installs in a screwed up way to my way of   
   thinking.   
      
   	bliss   
      
   	bliss   
      
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