Editing List of Linux distributions (section)

===Mandriva-based===
[[Mandriva Linux]] is open-source distribution (with exceptions), discontinued in 2011. The first release was named Mandrake Linux and based on Red Hat Linux (version 5.1) and [[KDE]] 1 in July 1998. It had since moved away from Red Hat's distribution and became a completely separate distribution. The name was changed to Mandriva, which included a number of original tools, mostly to ease system configuration. Mandriva Linux was the brainchild of [[Gaël Duval]], who wanted to focus on ease of use for new users. The last stable version was in 2011. Mandriva's developers moved to [[Mageia]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.linux.com/learn/tutorials/717273-the-elegant-mageia-linux-prepares-a-new-release |title=The Elegant Mageia Linux Prepares a New Release &#124; Linux.com |access-date=2014-11-09 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141017202605/http://www.linux.com/learn/tutorials/717273-the-elegant-mageia-linux-prepares-a-new-release |archive-date=2014-10-17}}</ref> and [[OpenMandriva]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://blog.mandriva.com/en/2012/05/17/mandriva-linux-will-return-to-the-community/ |url-status=dead |title=Mandriva SA official blog: Mandriva Linux will return to the community |date=17 May 2012 |access-date=2015-12-13 |publisher=[[Mandriva]] |archive-date=23 May 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150523070604/https://blog.mandriva.com/en/2012/05/17/mandriva-linux-will-return-to-the-community/ }}</ref>
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! Distribution !! Description
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| [[Mageia]]
| A community Linux distribution initially forked from Mandriva Linux in response to the discontinuation of free versions of Mandriva Linux.
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| [[ROSA Linux]]
| A Russian distribution available in three different editions: ROSA Desktop Fresh, ROSA Enterprise Desktop and ROSA Enterprise Linux Server, with the latter two aiming at commercial users. Its desktop editions come bundled with [[proprietary software]] such as [[Adobe Flash Player]], multimedia [[codec]]s and [[Steam (service)|Steam]].
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| [[OpenMandriva]]
| A fork of Mandriva Linux by the OpenMandriva Association.
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