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On Sun, 15 Feb 2026 11:59:16 -0800, Bobbie Sellers wrote:

> 	I personally feel that Mandriva was way ahead of any Ubuntu I have
> 	seen.
> 	I only used Mandriva for a few years before the company went 
bankrupt.

I don't remember the exact timeline but I think Ubuntu was released about 
the time Mandrake responded to the trademark lawsuit by changing the name. 
Ubuntu gained popularity by mailing out free CDs. At the time I couldn't 
figure out Canonical's game plan.