PC-BSD 1.4 Released!

The PC-BSD team is pleased to announce the availability of PC-BSD 1.4 (da Vinci edition)! This release is made available via the efforts of many developers and testers, who have spent the past months refining and improving upon the core PC-BSD experience. PC-BSD 1.4 retail editions are now available to be purchased via our store provided by freebsdmall.com, or it may be freely downloaded on the 1.4 download page.

This release of PC-BSD includes several notable highlights, including:

* Moving the FreeBSD base version to 6-STABLE
* Xorg 7.2
* KDE 3.5.7
* Compiz-Fusion 0.5.2
* Support for Flash7 in native BSD browsers. (Konq, Opera, Firefox)
* Official NVIDIA drivers to simplify activating Hardware acceleration.

Banner contest for the SpreadBSD campaign

Banner contest for the SpreadBSD campaign
iXsystems, the company funding the PC-BSD project is currently developing a community web site to promote FreeBSD and PC-BSD.

SpreadBSD

PC-BSD adalah sebuah sistem operasi gratis dengan tujuan kemudahan dalam penggunaan. Seperti halnya sistem operasi yang lain, anda dapat mendengarkan musik kesayangan, melihat film-film, bekerja dengan dokumen-dokumen kantor dan menginstall aplikasi-aplikasi favorit anda dengan mudah hanya sekali klik.

About PC-BSD
Simplicity, Security, Speed - Your desktop is ready!
PC-BSD Desktop Preview

PC-BSD is a complete desktop operating system, which has been designed with the "casual" computer user in mind. It offers the stability and security that only a BSD-based operating system can bring, while as the same time providing a comfortable user experience, allowing you to get the most out of your computing time. With PC-BSD you can spend less time working to fix viruses or spyware and instead have the computer work for you.

Installing the system is simply a matter of a few clicks and a few minutes for the installation process to finish. Hardware such as video, sound, network and other devices will be auto-detected and available at the first system startup. Home users will immediately feel comfortable with PC-BSD's desktop interface, with KDE 3.5 running under the hood. Software installation has also been designed to be as painless as possible, simply double-click and software will be installed.


Features

* Fully functional desktop operating system, running FreeBSD 6-Stable® under the hood.
* Optional 3D desktop interface using Compiz-Fusion
* Graphical system installer, makes the system installation process effortless.
* Support for many native languages.
* Stability & Performance that only UNIX offers.
* Safe from Viruses and Spy-ware that plague other systems.
* Self-Installing software packages, makes loading programs a snap!
* Graphical tools for system administration and support.
* Professional E-mail and Phone Support from iXsystems available.
* Friendly and helpful support community.
* Online Update Manager - Downloads and installs updates for your operating system, without touching your installed programs.


Spread the word!
If you would like to promote PC-BSD, feel free to take a peek at our artwork page where you can download all kinds of artwork, banners and promotional material. Thanks for your support!