Opera Software has released a production FreeBSD version of its Opera browser, bringing the total number of operating systems catered for by the company to eight, according to the company. This however would come to a lot more if you said 'platforms' instead, and if you counted different OS variants, but we're not going to do that.

Opera CEO Jon S von Tetzchner said that he expected the new version to "strike a chord with many enterprise customers." The release was also welcomed by FreeBSD Core Team member Robert Watson. It's available for download now from opera.com. (http://www.opera.com)

Also today in Oslo Opera unveiled version 6.1 for Linux, which fixes a number of bugs, enhances font support (including Chinese, Japanese and Korean) and adds Java support without the use of a plug-in. And other stuff.

Opera is currently running a registration promo whereby people registering ($29) get a free upgrade to version 7 when it ships, access to personal support via e-mail, and free Operamail Premium for six months (starting from the time Opera 7 has been downloaded). ®