freespire

Freespire is originally derived from Linspire. Freespire consists of intuitive windows style design themes and interface to make user comfortable to its operations.Its perfect Linux for those who don't know much about Linux but still want to use it.

" Linspire/Freespire is real Linux , and if you are hoping to convert someone loaning them a Linspire PC might be the way to do it.

In a short story with a happy ending, the developer of a free version of Linspire called Freespire has agreed to change the name of his project, and Linspire is offering free copies of Linspire Linux for a few ...

Some of the topics covered in this issue include: Debian turns 15, 8th annual Debian Conference finished, Freespire 5 to be based on Debian
... and much more.

However, Xandros today announced a new version of Freespire that will return the popular free Linux distro to its Debian-based roots."

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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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.

Xandros, which recently acquired Linspire, has announced that the "Freespire" distribution will drop its Ubuntu base and move back to Debian.

"We will have a leading edge code base while preserving our commitment to Debian, stability, Windows interoperability, and ease of use.

This commitment allows us to meet the needs of a wide range of users, from open source enthusiasts to demanding enterprise clients.

In addition, we are intensifying our commitment to the Freespire open source community, which will now help to drive both the Freespire and Xandros products."

After the recent switch to the Ubuntu code base, Freespire has restarted their development process with the first alpha release of Freespire 2.0 : "Freespire version 2.0 Alpha1U is now available for download." ...

Looking for a new desktop? Ubuntu's spiffy progeny includes several worth checking out, including Linux Mint, Freespire, and gOS.