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Canonical and Linspire Make a Deal

Posted by kdawson on from the consolidating dept.

Nate writes "Canonical, the company behind Ubuntu Linux, has teamed up with Linspire to share technologies between the two distros. When Freespire 2.0 arrives in April, it will use Ubuntu as its base, moving off of the current Debian. Ubuntu users will get access to proprietary software (DVD players, media codecs) via Linspire's newly opened Click 'N Run. Check out the press release and the obligatory FAQ."

5 of 282 comments (clear)

  1. Re:Access to proprietary software and codecs by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Meanwhile, back in the real world...

  2. Re:Access to proprietary software and codecs by MightyYar · · Score: 4, Funny

    And I want a pony.

    (Sorry, I had to. Yeah, I'm a jackass.)

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  3. Well... by DJ+Wings · · Score: 2, Funny

    ...I was debating over whether to recommend Ubuntu or Freespire to one of my classmates, but I guess I'll have to go for either Freebuntu or Ubire. Both are 1337er than *buntu and Freespire put together... Never mind, they're about the same as *buntu and Freespire put together.
    Plus, "Ubire" sounds like "Uber"...

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  4. Re:Debian based? by jimstapleton · · Score: 2, Funny

    My FreeBSD desktop is quite shiney thank you... Fast and pretty graphics... *drool*

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  5. Re:This is really big news.... by cooley · · Score: 2, Funny

    I tried both Synaptic and apt-get, but I just can't find this "sliced bread" package you speak of. I have also tried searching for "sliced-bread", "slicedbread", and "sliced_bread" to no avail. I'm confused, and I sure wish there were an easier way to find and install....

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