Mandrake has always welcomed people to help beta test its software. 
That's what their cooker distro is all about.  Though I hope they hold
off their next major release until at least GCC 3.0.0 is done.

John W wrote:
>  I am aware of a few Mandrake users on the PLUG list and thought this might
> be of intrest. Mandrake is seeking testers for their next release I believe
> to be 8.0. A staff member at Mandrakesoft has given his email address and has
> asked for all skill levels to help test the new release. I am sure he
> wouldn't mind if someone would be kind enough to host a mirror as well. The
> staffers name is civileme and the address is civileme@mandrakesoft.com.
> --
> John Wheat