Linked by Thom Holwerda on Thu 9th Oct 2008 20:22 UTC, submitted by AdamW
Mandriva has today released Mandriva Linux 2009, the new major release of the popular distribution. 2009 is a bold release which brings the new KDE 4 as the default desktop, along with a re-designed installer and Mandriva Control Center and many other new features. Other significant updates include GNOME 2.24, OpenOffice.org 3, Mozilla Firefox 3, and kernel 2.6.27. Key features include new graphical in-line upgrade capability, netbook compatibility, class-leading hardware support, and further improved support for working with mobile devices. For more details, see the Release Tour and the Release Notes. Get it at the download page, or go straight to the torrent list.
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2006-01-28
1) Yes.
2) The free as in beer does have all the required codecs for no money. The Free software version, i.e., lacks all proprietary codecs.
Choose the One edition if you want said codecs.
3) Yes, you get support, a manual, and contribute to the viability of an important Linux company.
Edited 2008-10-10 10:16 UTC