About MEPIS and MEPIS Linux

1. Why did you create MEPIS Linux?

I was a frustrated user. For 3 years I tried Corel, Mandrake, SuSE, Redhat, and Mandrake again. Finally I gave up.

On November 21, 2002, I decided that to have a desktop that worked the way I thought a computer should work, I'd have to do it myself.

2. What does MEPIS mean? Where did the name come from?

Originally the name was discovered accidentially and was available when the MEPIS Linux project started.

3. How do you pronounce MEPIS?

The most common pronunciation is similar to "memphis" but with the extra characters removed.

4. Where does Linux software come from?

Linux was invented by Linus Torvalds.

Linux software packages are developed and combined to work together by teams of open software programmers worldwide.

Like several other flavors of Linux, the MEPIS core is built on the excellent work of the Debian team.

The GUI desktop is developed by the KDE team using the tools and foundation classes provided by Trolltech.

The unique components in MEPIS Linux were developed by Warren Woodford and tested by Team MEPIS.