SimplyMEPIS Beta 6 CD Gives Users Choice of NVIDIA Driver
Morgantown, WV, Feb 20, 2007 -- Beta6 of SimplyMEPIS 32 and 64 is available for testing. Now users can opt-in to choose the NVIDIA 1.0.9746 driver. Ntfs-3g improves Windows filesystem compatibility. NVIDIA legacy version 1.0.9631 is available for Beryl support with older chips.
Warren Woodford of MEPIS says "Linux stands for user choice and freedom, so this latest build of SimplyMEPIS gives users the choice of using the NVIDIA 1.0.9746 driver out-of-the-box. This is not a default, it is an opt-in user choice. Anyone who wishes to use the NVIDIA driver, is free to choose it. If you don't explicitly choose NVIDIA, the driver will lie dormant and unlinked in your running system."
The Beta 6 iso also uses the ntfs-3g driver for reading and writing NTFS partitions from user space. For those who want it, the new NVIDIA 1.0.9631 legacy driver may be installed from the MEPIS package pools. Hibernate support has been improved for laptops.
Over the past two months, MEPIS has recompiled newer versions of several packages to be compatible with SimplyMEPIS and Ubuntu 6.x. These packages are freely available in the MEPIS pools for MEPIS and Ubuntu users.
Warren reports "I'm still working on the MEPIS integration of Beryl. I expect that very soon Beryl 0.2.0 will go final. When that happens we'll release an iso that includes Beryl."
The latest ISO images are available for download in the 'testing' subdirectory at the MEPIS Subscriber's Site and at MEPIS public mirrors. Satisfied users are encouraged to make a contribution or make a purchase at the MEPIS store. Your support helps offset the costs of producing this MEPIS release and funds further development of MEPIS Linux.
About MEPIS
MEPIS LLC was founded in 2002 by computer industry veteran Warren Woodford, to realize his personal vision for a version of Linux that was complete and secure, while also being easy to try, easy to install, and easy to use. Today MEPIS offers personal computing solutions that are popular with people of all ages and of all professions. MEPIS products are also available free of charge to not-for-profits, K-12 schools, and private users not requiring support.
