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The contents of this CD-ROM are Copyright (C) 2003 MandrakeSoft 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 MandrakeSoft are note in the file COPYING.

Mandrake and its logo are trademarks of MandrakeSoft S.A.

1. Directory Organization

This directory is organized as follows:

|--> Mandrake/
|   |--> RPMS/	binary packages
|   |--> base/	small filesystem setup archives
|   `--> mdkinst/	image used for graphical installs
|--> images/	boot images
|--> doc/	installation help files in various languages
|--> dosutils/	installation utilities for DOS
|--> misc/	source files, install trees
|--> VERSION	current version number
|--> RPM-GPG-KEYS	GNUPG key signing Mandrake RPMs
|--> 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 "Mandrake/", as well as the disk images from "images/" that you need for your system.

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2. Installing

See the install.htm file.

IMPORTANT COMPATIBILITY NOTE:

Mandrake 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. However, a special version compiled for those CPUs will be available for download from our servers and on cheap CD-Roms.

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3. Sources

All the Mandrakelinux 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, Mandrakelinux can send you a source archive for a small fee.

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4. Support

For those with web access, check

• http://www.linux-mandrake.com/support/

In particular, access to our mailing lists can be found at:

• http://www.linux-mandrake.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@linux-mandrake.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 Mandrake PowerPack Edition (several Mandrake CDs + Installation & Use Guide + installation support!) from our on-line store at:

• http://www.mandrakestore.com/

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5. Contact

MandrakeSoft can be reached at:

• http://www.mandrakesoft.com/company/contact

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