This is for anyone getting NOKEY errors trying to install packages from the online repositories for Mandriva Linux 2008.
The problem was that the pubkey files, which contain the keys used to sign packages in each repository, were missing from the media_info directories in the 2008 tree, so when it was adding the repositories, Mandriva could [...]
finally, it’s done (and I greatly resemble a zombie right now) - 2008 is out. really happy with this release, it’s going to be a stonker, I hope. also up, you will note, is the new www.mandriva.com . Still a bit rough around the edges, but it now has big green download buttons. I hope [...]
And now for something completely different…
if Lewis Hamilton doesn’t win the Formula 1 world title this year there’s no justice, as the man is some kind of saint. He had to leave the Chinese Grand Prix while in a position to clinch the title after ditching his car in a gravel trap while trying to [...]
Found another site running a ‘what’s your favourite distribution’ poll - ReviewLinux. You know what to do!
We got 2008 (mostly) finalized today. Well, tomorrow morning, Paris time. Lots of very tired people on the internal IRC channel juggling final-final-final ISO generation, torrent organization, and watching France beat New Zealand in the rugby World Cup quarter [...]