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Lindows Changes Name to 'Linspire'

Posted by timothy on from the bully-meets-showoff dept.

Robert Nicholson writes "As previously covered, Lindows has decided to change its name thanks to Microsoft legal threats. Well it has just announced the new name - Linspire - clever, huh? There's a site at Linspire.com. The full story and the history behind it all are covered on Techworld."

3 of 418 comments (clear)

  1. Hey Microsoft.... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Troll

    ...eat a bag of shit you sack gobblers.

  2. Not gonna happen. by jamehec · · Score: 0, Troll

    The word "gates" is generic and cannot be copyrighted. Sorry.

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  3. Question by bonch · · Score: 0, Troll

    Is there something in the water that prevents any OSS or Linux-related project from having a good name?

    Lindows was horrible; Linspire is worse.