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Linspire 5.0 Free For Limited Time

Posted by Zonk on from the free-as-in-beer dept.

drunkennewfiemidget writes "The people at Linspire are giving Linspire 5.0 away for free (digital download only) until September 6th. Simply go to purchase the $49.95 digital edition, and then enter coupon code 'freespire' to receive a $49.95 discount." From the site: "'Freespire' was the term Andrew Betts gave to a private project he had been working on. The project comprised various open source components, taken from the freely available source repository for the Linspire operating system...Linspire has no problem with anyone using the open source code from our operating system - in fact we applaud such projects. The name Freespire, however, did create some confusion in the short time it was used...We thought it would be fun, for all of those who were looking at this project to experience a true 'Freespire', to give away a free digital copy of Linspire for a few days!"

19 of 302 comments (clear)

  1. n/t by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Hey, BeOS did this right before they died too.

    1. Re:n/t by Tony+Hoyle · · Score: 3, Funny

      I've got a free version of Windows 2003 (currently situated under my coffee mug).

      Is that dead too? >g<

  2. Poor server... by doxology · · Score: 5, Funny

    Looks like server suicide to me...

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    1. Re:Poor server... by Rhett's+Dad · · Score: 2, Funny

      Server suicide is right... I'm watching the paint dry and the grass grow while just trying to go forward one single web page... just when I thought I finally got a successful "Check Out", I'm stuck in the mud trying to "Create a New Account" !@#$%^

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  3. Digital Download? by Ryan+Huddleston · · Score: 5, Funny

    I was hoping for the analog one...

    1. Re:Digital Download? by Heem · · Score: 4, Funny

      they have that too.. you call a phone number and a customer service rep reads you the source code, line by line.

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  4. Crap, by BAILOPAN · · Score: 2, Funny

    my browser only supports analog downloads.

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  5. Slashdotted already by ahecht · · Score: 4, Funny

    What, were they running the server on Linspire?

  6. Re:Headline Misleading... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Should it of?

  7. Freedows by Theovon · · Score: 4, Funny

    Well, Lindows had to change its name to Linspire, because it was too much like Windows. Well, now Freespire is too much like Linspire. So how about we call it Freedows?

    Mind you, Frito-Lay might raise an eyebrow.

  8. Speaking of confusion by metaphorever · · Score: 2, Funny
    The name Freespire, however, did create some confusion

    Unlike a name like Lindows, which people would never confuse with Windows.

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  9. Just great... by waynegoode · · Score: 3, Funny

    Just great...

    I've been trying to just "order" the software for 3-4 hours, not download it, but the shop site is S L O W. Just had to go and post on Slashdot, didn't you? Coundn't wait until I finally got my "order" in. Just great...

  10. Re:Credit Card Information? by Mr.+Underbridge · · Score: 3, Funny

    Credit card to get something free? Methinks somebody's been hitting too many pr0n sites. ;)

  11. Re:urg by FragHARD · · Score: 2, Funny

    thats because the server is probably in New Orleans.

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  12. Slashdot to the rescue! by minus9 · · Score: 4, Funny



    A freely available operating system for PCs. Why slashdot you've done it again!

    Whatever will you chaps come up with next.

    We dream of the day when telegrams may be sent around the world for the price of a local telephone call. God bless you technological pioneers and God speed to your radical new endeavours.

    I just noticed you say it's available in "digital form" too. Why I almost vommited my evening dose of laudenum in excitement.

    Once again slashdot has lowered me to the lowest form of wit.

  13. It could be worse. by Mal-2 · · Score: 2, Funny

    It could be written in Perl. Try reading THAT over the phone.

    Mal-2

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    1. Re:It could be worse. by jlarocco · · Score: 4, Funny

      No, what would be worse is naming all the variables and functions things like "plus", "times", "leftParen", "greaterThan", "rightBracket"...:

      if (leftParen >= (plus + lessThan(minus) + lessThan * plus )) {
      ...

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    2. Re:It could be worse. by flatface · · Score: 2, Funny

      ...What about the graphics?

      "Pixel 1,1 is #FFFFFF.
        Pixel 1,2 is #FFFFFF.
        Pixel 1,3 is #FFFFFF." ...

  14. Re:First post by JourneyExpertApe · · Score: 2, Funny

    Could their servers really be this busy at 9:10 pm PST on a Friday, or is this just a clever marketing move.

    On another note, I've just decided to end all interogatives with a [finger quotes]question mark[/finger quotes] (?).

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