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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."

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  1. Too little open source? by h4rm0ny · · Score: 0, Troll


    I'm starting to think that it's time to quit Ubuntu and move on. I was drawn to Linux originally because I liked the Open Source idea (and because I was a C programmer it seemed required somehow). But Ubuntu is turning into quite a haven for proprietary and binary only software and I wonder if I'm undermining the open source movement by not sticking with something a bit more free.

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  2. Ideology or Pragmatism? by earbenT · · Score: 0, Troll

    I'm sure this headline will send RMS into a tizzy, but it also resurfaces the question of where open-source is headed if it is to survive and flourish against staunchly proprietary competitors.

  3. Don't forget by Nimey · · Score: 0, Troll

    Don't forget to pay your $699 license fee to SCO^WIBM, you cock-smoking teabaggers.

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