SimplyMEPIS 8.0 Beta 4 Adds New Broadcom Support
Morgantown, WV, Oct 27, 2008 -- ISO files of the fourth beta of SimplyMEPIS 8.0 are available for 32 and 64 bit processors as SimplyMEPIS-CD_7.9.91-beta4_32.iso and SimplyMEPIS-CD_7.9.91-beta4_64.iso.
In this release the kernel has been updated to upstream version 2.6.27.3 and the Broadcom wl driver is now avilable for wireless N cards. The MEPIS Network Assistant has been updated to address the incompatibility between the open source b4x drivers and the wl or ndiswrapper drivers.
ISO images of new MEPIS beta releases are published to the 'testing' subdirectory at the MEPIS Subscriber's Site and at MEPIS public mirrors. To support the ongoing development of MEPIS, community users are encouraged go to the MEPIS store at http://www.mepis.org and become MEPIS subscribers.
About SimplyMEPIS
SimplyMEPIS is a mature and ready to use desktop operating system for PCs and Apple computers that have Intel or AMD 32 or 64 bit processors. It is easier than Vista and intuitive for XP and Win98 users. SimplyMEPIS includes all of the applications that most users need and want. SimplyMEPIS is designed to replace or work side by side with Vista or XP on PCs and OSX on Apple computers.
About MEPIS LLC
MEPIS LLC was founded in 2002 by computer industry veteran Warren Woodford. In addition to developing and maintaining MEPIS Linux, including the SimplyMEPIS community release, MEPIS also provides senior consulting servcies for product strategy, architecture design, business and systems analysis; and cross-platform software development assistance.
