Mandriva Linux has been slowly falling off the radar of its user and developer community, following (yet another) round of financial troubles that emerged last year. But the company is not dead yet. In a somewhat unexpected announcement published last week on the official blog, Mandriva COO Jean-Manuel Croset called on the distro's community to take a more active role in the distribution: "The purpose of this post is to get the opinion and ideas of the community, as well as to feel how strong you are. The desktop distribution is our historical product, it has evolved from the early times and have experienced all the ups and downs of Mandriva. I would not like to judge whether the orientations taken in the past were right or not, as I am myself relatively new in the company. However, I'm sure that a community is necessary and that our company can't be without one. I'm also convinced that, considering this fact, we need to take care of you. On April 30th, Mandriva will hold its long-awaited general assembly of the shareholders. Shortly after that, we'll define the strategy and set our priorities for the next twelve months. " Susan Linton expands on the story in "Mandriva's Alive!", while Mandrake Linux founder Ga?l Duval has written an informative post entitled "An OS in the Public Interest - a Mandriva Linux Foundation?"
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