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Linspire Five-0 First Look

Posted by Hemos on from the making-it-eas(ier)-to-use dept.

Eugenia writes "OSNews posted an exclusive first look for the upcoming Linspire 5.0: 'Linspire Five-0 is definitely a good base from which to build. The lack of well rounded applications when compared to other OSes in its class leave me wanting more, however, a slick look, some powerful Linspire specific apps, and a non-crippled undercarriage remain appealing' says the author." The bigger question will be how it stacks up against other commericial offerings in the long run. (ITMJ is also owned by OSTG).

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  1. Re:Root still the default login? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Informative

    You are given the option to set up a new user when installing and on first boot and are even explained why you should do so. It has been this way since vesion 4.5. Can we please stop the "run as root" myth about Linspire.

  2. Re:Which fanboy are you? by CdXiminez · · Score: 4, Informative

    Above is a dupe comment, which strangely enough got modded +5 funny the first time around and is now considered a troll. Such a lovely perfect analysis tool, this mod-system.

  3. Re:DVD Playback by chill · · Score: 4, Informative

    However, adding legally-licensed DVD playback to Linspire is cheaper, faster and simpler than Windows. Their modified version of Xine w/the properly licensed codec costs $4.95 and installs from Click-n-Run in 30 seconds on a decent broadband connection.

    WinDVD is $49.95 (10x the price) and after you download and save you must then install and reboot. Not 30 seconds by any stretch.

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  4. Re:dropshadowing by nutshell42 · · Score: 3, Informative

    And the reason for the ghost effect with transparent menues (i.e. the previous menu is still visible below the current) is that the transparency is fake like all transparency in X without the composite extension. (It don't remember whether it's gonna be supported in 3.4. I think so but I'm not sure)

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  6. Re:Why we must fight Linspire... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Informative

    You are SOOOO clueless!

    Linspire is 100% open source WITH TWO EXCEPTIONS:

    1. Their CNR (click n run) which is actually more a service anyway, not software. This is how they make their money.

    2. They DO include licensed 3rd party codecs, such as Flash, Java, Quick Time, Windows Media, MP3, DVD Playback, etc. This, however, is exactly what I like about Linspire. Sure, they work with Ogg, and open formats just like any distro, but the world is full of flash, java, quick time, etc. as well, so I'm glad they play these formats. What good is a web browser if you can't use half the web sites???

    Linspire has done A LOT for open source and GIVEN ALL THE CODE BACK. Lsongs, Nvu, Lphoto, Mozilla, etc.

    http://linspire.com/opensource

    Your comments only show your ignorance.

    I've learned to ONLY post on Slashdot when I know of something FIRST HAND. Others here just have to chime in on EVERY topic, even if they don't have any first-hand knowledge or insight into the topic.

    Hans