Xandros Releases Open Circulation Edition

jasonp writes "Xandros has just announced the release of an Open Circulation Edition of its famous Desktop OS. The Open Circulation Edition includes the Xandros File Manager, Opera for web browsing and email, and access to Xandros Networks. To accompany this exciting release, DesktopOS.com has published an exclusive interview (mirror) with a number of key Xandros executives." The license is a little off-putting, at least if you want to use the OS at work, but Xandros hopes people will find the OS attractive enough to pay for.

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[kidlinux]

The license is a little off-putting, at least if you want to use the OS at work, but Xandros hopes people will find the OS attractive enough to pay for.

Of course, I do not consider it open until I have access to the source.

I've got one thing to say to both of those comments - fuck that.

What is it with everyone on /.? You think everything should be open source and free? I've got news for you - businesses are in business to make money! Of course the license is restrictive - they're not about to give away their product. They're doing what they're doing so more people can try before they buy. That's a great marketing strategy.

I like open source and free software just as much as the next person, but I don't get annoyed when some business decides they want to make money and don't want to give out their source code. When it comes to software not based on GPL software, why should they release their code?? There's more than one way to do things, and believe it or not, people belive in things other than the GPL.

Honestly, get with reality. There's no bloody such thing as a free lunch.