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Bianca Light Edition - BETA 001 [22/03/2007]

Bianca Light Edition screenshot

This is the first release candidate for the Light Edition of Bianca. The stable release is planned for 29/03/2007.

The purpose of the Light Edition is to bring a version of Linux Mint which doesn't contain proprietary software, patented technologies, or support for restricted formats.

In some countries where the legislation allows software patents to be enforced, the Light Edition provides a way for users to legally download Linux Mint.

What Is Not Included

The following items are not present in the Light Edition:

  • Macromedia Flash (replaced with GPL Flash)
  • Support for encrypted DVDs
  • Windows Codecs
  • Support for restricted formats (MP3 for instance)
  • Unrar
  • Sun Java 1.5