[Wolves] You know this freespire thing?

[Larry Tomkins]

Hi
Linspire is aimed squarely at the windows user that
wants to change. Much of the software that the
majority 
would want is available. There is a facility available
(at a cost) called clink'n'run where by the user only
needs to click on the particular application and it is
automatically installed needing no previous knowledge,
as we all know installing apps on linux can sometimes
be an absolute pain. I personally have some respect
for the Linspire people for what they are doing. 
It's going into schools so the next generation of
computer users are well familiar with open source
which can only be a good thing.

Larry T.


--- Kevanf1 <kevanf1 at gmail.com> wrote:

> On 07/09/05, David Morley <davmor2 at gmail.com> wrote:
> > reading Jono weblog link the Idea behind the
> poject was good take out
> > the propriety stuff from linspire and release it
> called freespire.
> > Linspire then come along ask them to change there
> name you go to the
> > new link and all you get is a vouchure for
> linspire.
> > 
> 
> Isn't that what Freespire is?  Just the bog standard
> Linspire without
> commercial software?  Or have I got it wrong?
> 
> I think Linspire was given away free on a DVD a
> month or so ago.  But
> it was the magazine that was giving it away that I
> couldn't
> understand... Linux User and Developer.  That mag is
> aimed at the
> comfortable user to developer not really somebody
> only just coming
> into Linux.  Again, I could be wrong...
> 
> -- 
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