Mandriva Linux(原先的Mandrakelinux)創建於1998年,其宗旨是讓Linux對所有人都更易於使用。當時Linux作為操作系統已經以強大和穩定而著稱,但它要求人們有很強的專業知識,並涉及大量的命令行操作。MandrakeSoft認為這是一個將最好的圖形桌面環境及其自己的圖形界面配置工具集成到Linux中的機會,並且很快就因其樹立了易用性和功能性的標准而著稱。依靠這種創新的方法,Mandriva Linux通過一種易於使用並令人愉快的環境,向個人和企業用戶提供了Linux所有的強大功能和穩定性。每天都有成千上萬的新用戶在初識Linux並發現它可以完全替代他們之前所使用的操作系統。無論是作為服務器還是工作站,Linux都用不著去妒嫉任何其他更廣為采用的操作系統了。
Mandriva has announced the availability of a new live CD edition with a unique 3D desktop environment - Mandriva One 2007 "Metisse": "Metisse is a window manager developed by the In Situ project. Available under the General Public Licence exclusively for Linux, Metisse differs from a classic 3D desktop ('the cube') in the way that it offers innovative windows interactions, thus enforcing work efficiency." Originally released to the members of the Mandriva Club only, the CD image with GNOME and Metisse is now available for free download from Mandriva mirrors. For more information please visit the Metisse product pages to see screenshots and download videos of Metisse in action. Download: Mandriva-2007.0-One-Metisse.i586.iso (701MB, MD5).
來自:linux.chinaunix.net