Simplify the following text for a Grade 9 native English-speaking person.
Original: BeatrIX is a GNU\/Linux , live CD based Linux distribution started by Steven Watsky , it was designed to look very simple , in order to be as easy to use as possible to new users .
Simplified: BeatrIX was a GNU\/Linux operating system , in development up to 2005 . A live CD based Linux distribution started by Steven Watsky , it was designed to look very simple , in order to be as accessible as possible to new users .