Hi everybody, <div> The StormOS Hail Beta ISO has now been released and is available for download immediately, grab it <a href="http://stormos.org/node/59" target="_blank">here</a>. StormOS is the first desktop distribution based on Nexenta Core Platform 2 which combines the power of the Solaris kernel with the ease of use of Ubuntu. It aims to be a lightweight OS with everything the average user would want out-of-the-box. The project was started due to my dissatisfaction with OpenSolaris. I found it slow on my netbook, and although it runs great on my desktop I dislike IPS. APT is much nicer. Out of the box it includes: <ul><li>Polished Xfce 4 Desktop enviroment</li><li>Abiword word processor</li><li>Gnumeric spreadsheet</li><li>Gimp - GNU Image Manipulation Program</li><li>Rhythmbox Music Player with support for iPod + iTunes sharing and Last.fm</li> <li>Risretto image viewer</li><li>Fast and customizable Firefox 3 web browser</li><li>Easy package management with Synaptic Package Manager and gdebi</li><li>Transmission bittorrent client</li><li>Evince PDF viewer</li><li> File-roller archive manager with Thunar integration</li></ul> The first release is called "Hardy Hail" or just "Hail" for short. I welcome feedback on the forums or IRC channel (#stormos on <a href="http://irc.freenode.net" target="_blank">irc.freenode.net</a>).Regards, Andy </div>