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Linspire CEO dispels Linspire Linux Myths

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the not-just-for-root-anymore dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Chances are that you think Linspire lets you run Windows applications, that you have to run it as root, and that it's really not quite a proper Linux. Wrong, wrong, and wrong. At LinuxWorld in Boston this week, CEO Kevin Carmony explained what Linspire Linux is, and isn't all about. Carmony said that people are still getting these things wrong. Yes, in the beginning, Linspire had the goal of letting Linux users run Windows applications with WINE, but it dropped that theme years ago. As for requiring you to run as root, that was, Carmony said, only the case with an early alpha release that was never put in the public's hands. As for not being a real Linux, that's nonsense, too."

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  1. Re:Seems to me... by tktk · · Score: 5, Funny
    3) As #2 illustrates, there's always been something sleazy about Linspire. They appeared, making ludicrous claims about Windows compatability, stepping on Microsoft's trademark while prominently advertising rebadged KDE apps as their own, and they've been like that ever since. They may not do anything wrong but it's always ... off.

    So...you're saying it's the used-car saleman of the linux world?

  2. Secret shake by basneder · · Score: 5, Funny

    "Some people seem to think that Linux is a secret club, where you have to pay your dues before you can learn the secret handshake and run it."

    Dude, dont even mention the Secret Shake! It's supposed to be a secret.

  3. Re:Seems to me... by MichaelSmith · · Score: 2, Funny
    decided to buy themselves out of the litigation they initiated by paying Lindows/Linspire $20 million.

    I didn't know that. I am off now to make up my own "Windows" trademark. I can feel retirement coming on.

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  4. Re:Braised Lamb Shanks with Herbs by martinultima · · Score: 2, Funny

    Coming up next... a recipe for baked trolls :-)

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