[I Fix 4 U]

Now that Mandrakesoft was forced to change their name and is Mandriva, are they allowed to keep the old operating systems such as Mandrake 8 etc? Or will everything have to be redone to Mandriva? That wouldn't make sense, i think they should still allow old mandrake products, but everything new should be Mandriva now.
So what will happen?

[tsunam]

Umm, it was by no means a forced change. It was simply a merger of two linux companies Mandrake and Connectiva.

*points to the press release*

http://www.mandriva.com/company/pres...corporate/2539

[lynch]

What do you mean by allowed? They will still support via online update under thier old name, as far as I can tell.
lynch

[I Fix 4 U]

I heard multiple sources they decided to change their name to Mandriva due to legal pressure and to reflect the new merger with Connectiva.

[lynch]

More like legal fatigue:

The long-winding trademark lawsuit with Hearst Corporation has reached a point where we decided it is more reasonable for us to move forward. By adopting a new name, we eliminate the liability attached to the Mandrakesoft name and we can focus on what is important to us: developing and delivering great technology and solutions to both our customers and our user community.

lynch

[I Fix 4 U]

Yah, similar to what xfire experienced, 'cept xfire filed a countersuit and yahoo deserved it.
But because of that stuff, will the older products still keep the mandrake name?

[lynch]

Yeah, I'd guess they would keep the old name, if you mean for updates and stuff. I checked a few mirrors and they still are named Mandrake.
Everything from here on out is Mandriva (man-dreeva) though.
lynch

[Big-K]

Didn't I see this exact same thread on another forum?

It's my opinion that the change is pointless, but whatever floats their boat.