MEPIS has announced that the Traveller Disc application will be superseded by a second generation product called Desktop OnTheGo.

With Desktop OnTheGo, users will be able to run their entire home directory, including settings and identity, from a USB device. Desktop OnTheGo will also feature optional AES encryption.

Tcat Houser designed a tutorial video with instructions for setting up your MEPIS Traveller Disc. Click here!

We have posted updated information and user instructions, plus a video tutorial for the MEPIS Traveller Disc, which is preinstalled in SimplyMEPIS and MEPISLite. Read more about it, and learn how to set up your MEPIS Traveller Disc here!

If you are interested in helping MEPIS, but aren't sure how to get involved, please visit the How To Help MEPIS page at MEPIS.org. How To Help MEPIS contains information about different ways you can help, from writing documentation to spreading the word about MEPIS.

We have made some changes at the MEPIS.com site. Under the "News" heading, there are now Reviews and Interviews.

LinuxQuestions now has a MEPIS Forum.

Jeremy at LinuxQuestions said "I am happy to announce that another distribution has joined LinuxQuestions.org.

Morgantown, WV, May 2, 2005: MEPIS has announced plans to develop a full line of products for home, soho, and business computer users.

Warren Woodford, founder of MEPIS, said, "SimplyMEPIS has struck a chord with users looking for an easy way to move from Windows to Linux. We intend to give soho and business computer users and administrators an equally easy way to convert to MEPIS."

#mepis has been founded on irc.freenode.org Stop in to give or receive support and to discuss Mepis Linux.

To connect to the Mepis IRC channel open up KSirc by clicking on the K menu and highlighting "Internet" then highlight "More" and click KSirc. Once KSirc has opened click "Connections" and "New Server". In the text box that states "Server/Quick connect to:" type

irc.freenode.org

then click the "Connect" button. A window will pop up asking you to enter an alias by which you will be known; once you have chosen an alias click "OK". After you are connected type

/join #mepis

and hit enter. You are now ready to enjoy the wonders of IRC.

Mepis isn't just for breakfast anymore (or Linux users!).

We all know how Linux in general and Mepis in particular is some
pretty cool stuff but did you know that it is winning Windows converts

Antonin has been kind enough to mirror MEPIS
ftp://gd.tuwien.ac.at/opsys/linux/mepis/
http://gd.tuwien.ac.at/opsys/linux/mepis/
rsync://gd.tuwien.ac.at/opsys/linux/mepis/
but often the download speed has been very slow.