Mandriva Linux 2006 Beta Underway

linuxbeta writes "Distrowatch is reporting that 'The beta testing process for Mandriva Linux 2006 is now officially underway. All the new features, which are not yet all included in this first beta version, will appear in the next test versions. You will see changes in the network management, especially WiFi, in security, on the desktop with the new versions of KDE, GNOME, new version of the kernel, GCC....'. Screenshots are available."

Comments

Re:why even bother posting screen shots

[lphuberdeau]

KDE 3.4 has a lot of visual improvements. But from what I saw in the screenshots, the distribution is nothing more than Gnome and KDE with all their respective logos replaced by a yellow star. They should have placed the focus on their custom management applications and such. Looking at all those KDE screenshots is a waste of time once you've seen them before.

(I really like KDE, I use it every day)

Re:entire conversation:

[aywwts4]

-A Test-

I personally like windows, it does what I need, and it isn't an OS on training wheels or a system for the programmers by the programmers. I spend the vast majority of my time being productive on my computer instead of maintaining it; and with some basic knowledge and tweaking (Tweak UI, some new drivers and some Regedits) a windows box runs very sweetly. The blue screen of death jokes are quite a dead horse, I have experienced a blue screen on three occasions since XP came out and that includes all five of my boxes. Once was because of a beta sound driver, another was because I tried to put in a video card for 98 only; and the other was a poorly made video game. Other than that most application crashes and gentle and no information is lost, The application that crashes most often (and even that isn't frequently) is Firefox; (its probably because of the extensions I have installed) I can't remember a time that I lost what I was typing or the work I was doing. I do my professional video and graphics work on a windows box, and I play and relax on a windows box; I have been a windows user since I tried an as yet unreleased on my grandfather's computer at Compaq. And to those that say windows has stopped progressing, go back and try 3.1.1 try 95; and try to say nothing has happened.

Windows gets its bad name from users who don't know to put up a firewall and current AV software; who willingly install Kazza or Hotbar or whatever Trojan horse of the day. And from poor software written for windows, doing what poor software does best. Crash.

Sure it has security problems, But with proper precautions taken I have never experienced them.

-A Test-