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Linspire CEO Considers CNR for Ubuntu

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the open-minds dept.

bored2k writes "Kevin Carmony, President and CEO of Linspire, Inc., is using the Ubuntu Forums to ask for input and explain why he thinks a popular and heavily focused on usability distribution like Ubuntu needs Linspire's $20 per-year CNR service. From what he says, both him and Mark Shuttleworth (Canonical/Ubuntu's founder) like the idea. Would CNR honestly help Ubuntu grow, or is it just a scheme to cash in on it's success?"

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  1. SPEAK ENGLISH! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    What does this story mean?? I do not speak your crazy pointy-haired manager moon language!!!

  2. Ubuntu, worst linux distribution name ever... by Cryptnotic · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    ...seriously, it sounds like some kind of African linux distribution, like something the Zulu would use. And it would support Bantu and Swahihli languaguages for installation. Of course, Debian wasn't a great name either, but at least is sounded like you might find documentation for it in English.

    (No offense intended towards Africans or Zulus or anyone really except for the guy who named it Ubuntu).

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    My other first post is car post.