For anyone who is feeling adventurous or just fancies a change from the ‘usual’ operating systems on their netbook, a new version of MilaX has been released, along with a version which is optimized for use with the Asus Eee PC netbook, as reported on Liliputing.

MilaX runs from a USB stick and is an OS based on the Solaris Nevada operating system. The new version – v0.4 and the  0.4 Eee PC LiveUSB version, have been released and are ideal for netbooks due to their minimal need to use system resources.

Reports are that by using the Eee PC optimized version on your Eee PC netbook both wifi and ethernet are working with the OS.

Both the 0.4 Eee PC LiveUSB version of MilaX and the 0.4 version can be found here.

ComputerWorld have posted an interesting article up about which is better for a netbook, Windows 7 or Linux? Preston has spent time using both operating systems on his netbook and has explained what it’s like using each system, and how it will benefit netbooks.

In the article, he notes Linux as being a “solid, stable, operating system with a simple, easy-to-use interface”. Linux also will work with lighter weight hardware than is needed for Windows 7, which will bring the cost of the netbook down. The Linux operating system is also much cheaper than Windows 7, and even free in some cases. Both these factors indicate that a Linux netbook should be cheaper than a Windows 7 based one.

Windows 7 on the other hand, while it may drive the price of the netbook up a little, Windows is familar with many people. New features of Windows 7 may need a bit of learning about, switching to Linux would involve learning how to operate and use a different operating system. Installing and updating software in Linux is described as not for the faint hearted.

So it seems that Windows 7, will prove to be a more popular choice amoung consumers. Linux won’t however disappear from netbooks and we should still see it on “budget” netbooks.