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AOL Dialer for Linux

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the maybe-that-one-isn't-for-you dept.

jesuscash writes "Linspire today announced the availability of Internet dialer software that provides direct access to the Internet for desktop Linux users via AOL's dial-up ISP service."

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  1. Hoooooray! by Jeremiah+Cornelius · · Score: 4, Funny
    There are no words to express the gratitude.

    At last! AOL and Linux!

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    Never been known to fail..."
  2. A match made in heaven by BumbaCLot · · Score: 3, Funny

    Who could possibly make fun of AOL that wouldn't make fun of Linspire? Are these on E-machines? I miss my Packard-Bell.

  3. Hopefully AOL shouldn't have any problems by mind21_98 · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Even though it's open source, AOL might try to invoke the DMCA on this. In any case, this is very good news for anyone wanting to get Linux onto more desktops. I wish Linspire the best of luck with their dialer, and hopefully they can build a complete AOL client based on this.

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  4. Can't wait for the commercial by L.+VeGas · · Score: 5, Funny

    Linus Torvalds: "Hey! You've got AOL in my Linux!"
    Steve Case: "You've got Linux in my AOL!"

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  5. I don't believe it. by weeboo0104 · · Score: 5, Funny

    This is clearly "vaporware". Everybody knows that Linux does not exist.

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  6. Penggy by trans_err · · Score: 4, Interesting
    Penggy has been allowing linux users to dial connect to AOL for quite some time. Who wants to put a bet on where most of the code came from. All in all- this is old news.

    The same thing that was debated years ago when penggy was announced on /. will most likely be argued here: Why would linux users want to connect to AOL?

    Although, marketing this software through linspire makes a lot more sense considering their more simplistic market.

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  7. Re:If you're smart enough to use Linux by black+mariah · · Score: 3, Insightful
    Honestly, who is going to use this?
    Ummm... mebbe the same people that use Linspire?
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  8. too late... by advocate_one · · Score: 3, Interesting
    my father was a dedicated AOL user for a long time... and the only thing holding him back from switching to Linux was the lack of a proper dialer for Linux...

    In the end, the worms and other nasties of ms-windows life finally gave him the final push over to Linux... and that was the end of his AOL account... it was a painfull break for him, but in the long run he's had no regrets and he can still chat with his friends via Gaim, but as far as he's concerned, the lack of official support from AOL for Linux has cost them an account

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