Mandriva Linux
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   The contents of this CD-ROM are Copyright (C) 2003-2005 Mandriva
   S.A. and others. Please see the individual copyright notices in each
   source package for distribution terms. The distribution terms of
   the tools copyrighted by Mandriva are noted in the file COPYING.

   Mandriva Linux and its logo are trademarks of Mandriva S.A.

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1. Directory Organization

   This directory is organized as follows:

   |--> media/           
   |   |--> main/        main binary packages
   |   |--> contrib/     contrib binary packages
   |   `--> media_info/  packages meta data
   |--> install/         
   |   |--> extra/       installation advertising images
   |   |--> images/      boot images
   |   `--> stage2/      ramdisk images of the installation
   |       `--> live/    installation program files
   |--> isolinux/        isolinux boot images
   |--> doc/             installation help files in various languages
   |--> dosutils/        installation utilities for DOS
   |--> misc/            source files, install trees
   |--> VERSION          current version number
   |--> COPYING          copyright information
   |--> INSTALL.txt      installation instructions
   `--> README.txt       this file in text mode

   If you are mirroring to a partition or an NFS volume, you'll need to
   get everything under "install/" for installation related
   files, and everything under "media/" for packages, as
   well as the isolinux images from "isolinux/".

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2. Installing

   See the INSTALL.txt file.

   IMPORTANT COMPATIBILITY NOTE:

   Mandriva Linux is built with CPU speed optimizations for Pentium-class
   (Pentium(tm) and compatibles, AMD Athlon, Pentium 4...) so it WILL
   NOT RUN on older i386 and i486 based computers.

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3. Sources

   All the Mandriva Linux specific packages come with their sources
   in the source-CD (PowerPack Edition).

   You can download all the source packages from our FTP servers.
   If you don't have any convenient Internet access, Mandriva can
   send you a source archive for a small fee.

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4. Support

   For those with web access, check:
     * http://www.mandriva.com/support

   In particular, access to our mailing lists can be found at:
     * http://www.mandrivalinux.com/en/flists.php3

   If you don't have any web access you can still subscribe to the main
   mailing list.  To subscribe, send mail to sympa@mandrivalinux.com 
   with "subscribe newbie" in the body of the message.

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   If you did not receive documentation with this product, you can order
   the Mandriva Linux PowerPack Edition (several Mandriva Linux CDs + 
   Installation & User Guide + installation support!) from our on-line
   store at:

     * http://www.mandrivastore.com/

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5. Contact

   Mandriva can be reached at:

     * http://www.mandriva.com/company/contact