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Freespire Lives, Goes Back To Debian

Posted by timothy on from the olde-school dept.

nerdyH writes "Following Xandros's acquisition of Linspire, some feared for the future of Freespire, the free version of Linspire. However, Xandros today announced a new version of Freespire that will return the popular free Linux distro to its Debian-based roots."

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  1. Press Release by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    We, Open Blue Enterprises Inc., the makers of Blue Cat Enterprise Linux (recently merged with "Advanced Carrier Grade Enterprise Linux Business Solutions") announce that our next release will be based on Debian Lenny.

    Debian will provide a robust base for our leading Linux enterprise distribution and allow us to concentrate on what we know best: wallpapers with cats providing a unique desktop experience.

  2. Underground distro by gmuslera · · Score: 5, Funny

    It was going to the grave, but changed direction. Now they are going to their roots.