An Early Look at Freespire Linux

An anonymous reader writes "DesktopLinux.com takes an early look at Freespire Linux in a recent article. Linspire will be releasing their first version of Freespire, the first community Linux distribution to include many third-party proprietary codecs, drivers, and software. From the article: 'While I still have my doubts about the long-term wisdom of using proprietary software and drivers with Linux, I must say that if you feel you need to use such programs, Freespire makes it much easier than any other Linux distribution. And, when is all said and done, that's really what Freespire is all about -- making Linux as easy as possible for users.'"

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Actually..

[AltGrendel]

And, when is all said and done, that's really what Freespire is all about -- making Linux as easy as possible for users.'"

Usually, when all is said and done, more is said than done.

Re:Odd name

[vancondo]

Yeah, but I heard that this distro includes free beer, so count me in!

Two other versions in the works

[jiawen]

Two other versions are currently being designed. One, which requires that users give the company some of their intellectual property in exchange for additional software packages, and another, which allows users to exchange a few hours' work for a robust Linux-based system. The first version will be called Inspire; the second, Perspire.

The company is also thinking of donating free software to relatives of the recently deceased. This will naturally be called Expire.

Re:nice quip

[Fallen Mongoose]

I understand the free speech part, but I've been to six supermarkets and have yet to find this free beer you speak of.