Network: Why I Still Use Mandriva Linux 2010.1
Posted 06-22-2017 at 12:09 AM by des_a
Here is why I'm still using Mandriva Linux 2010.1 and not something newer, like Mageia Linux:
Remember in the Windows world, when Windows Vista came out? Remember what was all over tne news? Remember how people didn't want to switch at that time? They thought that Windows XP was superior to Windows Vista at that time? Well the same thing is happening to me personally for Mandriva Linux.
I like the basic technology for Mandriva Linux. I want to use that same technology for my servers and some of my desktop machines for now. The technology they use makes it easier, namely, Drakewizard. I checked out Mageia when I got far enough on Mandriva. I loved the interface. However, when I played around with some of the technology to create servers, I didn't like it very much. I forget specifically what I didn't like, but I remember that I didn't like the underlying technology.
So I chose to stick with Mandriva Linux 2010.1 to continue building my servers and everything. I had the same issues with newer versions of Mandriva Linux.
As technology changes more, I'll be able to make the same stuff work with newer versions, and at some point, will HAVE to. But for now, I'm not going to. I do have a test that will tell me whether it's ready for the client side or not though. It may be ready for the client side of things at this point. But Mandriva Linux 2010.1 will be preffered for now as a client.
Remember in the Windows world, when Windows Vista came out? Remember what was all over tne news? Remember how people didn't want to switch at that time? They thought that Windows XP was superior to Windows Vista at that time? Well the same thing is happening to me personally for Mandriva Linux.
I like the basic technology for Mandriva Linux. I want to use that same technology for my servers and some of my desktop machines for now. The technology they use makes it easier, namely, Drakewizard. I checked out Mageia when I got far enough on Mandriva. I loved the interface. However, when I played around with some of the technology to create servers, I didn't like it very much. I forget specifically what I didn't like, but I remember that I didn't like the underlying technology.
So I chose to stick with Mandriva Linux 2010.1 to continue building my servers and everything. I had the same issues with newer versions of Mandriva Linux.
As technology changes more, I'll be able to make the same stuff work with newer versions, and at some point, will HAVE to. But for now, I'm not going to. I do have a test that will tell me whether it's ready for the client side or not though. It may be ready for the client side of things at this point. But Mandriva Linux 2010.1 will be preffered for now as a client.
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With the same settings as I usually use for Mandriva Linux 2010.1, the graphical environment won't even work out of the box anymore. Yes, I could troubleshoot, but for now, I don't want to. It's too much trouble to troubleshoot something like this at this point. Mageia Linux isn't even ready to be a client yet!Posted 06-22-2017 at 12:32 AM by des_a 
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Hi des_a!
I was a big Mandriva fan and user, and 2010 was a great distro.
But I wouldn't consider it an option for anything that faced the internet or was accessible by untrusted users in the current environment.
The problem is not "the technology" per se, it is the very long list of known exploits and vulnerabilities that exist in any platform of that age, and its various packages. Even if you made a list, and it would be quite long, you would not be able to patch many of them to a current stable and secure configuration... it just wouldn't be possible. If you run it internet accessible with original package versions then it will be quickly exploited.
For example, SSL/TLS and crypto libs... no longer internet compatable and almost certainly could not be easily upgraded. Web server, PHP, user access controls... swiss-cheese in the current threat environment.
I still run a few Mandrake 7.1 laptops, 120MHZ Pentiums, as remote data-collection devices, and am glad to see others make use of older tech rather than toss it - but the internet environment today must be considered with a critical eye and clear attention to security, or anything that you connect to it will become just another spam-server or DDOS-bot a few seconds after you power it up - literally.
Good luck with all your projects, but please be very cautious about what you connect to the internet to be sure that it does not become just another node in a spam network.Posted 06-27-2017 at 01:03 AM by astrogeek
