Mandriva Tailors Linux For Budget PC Market
The 2008 Spring distribution includes Elisa multimedia center with drag-and-drop tools for storing and managing digital content such as photos, music, and videos.
Mandriva last week released the latest version of its distribution of the open source Linux operating system -- and it's hoping some new features will catch the eye of mainstream computer users weaned on Microsoft (NSDQ: MSFT) Windows.
Mandriva Linux 2008 Spring uses the final version of the KDE 3 desktop environment, version 3.5.9, to deliver a Windows-like graphical user interface and menu. The included Elisa multimedia center provides drag-and-drop tools for storing and managing digital content such as photos, music, and videos.
There are also tools that help users synch Mandriva-based PCs with cell phones and PDAs running in the Windows Mobile and BlackBerry environments. A new parental control utility lets parents block content to certain Web sites and limit their children's time on the Internet.
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