Re: [PLUG] Freespire Beta Out

[Trent Milliron <trent@urban-techs.com>]

Lee Marzke wrote:
> > Why would anyone want to use this over Ubuntu? 
>
>
> Maybe because you can play mp3's and other windows file formats out
> of the box without endless hours of frustration - or changing files to 
> Ogg/Vorbis ?
>
> Maybe because you can install new apps with 1 click ( using 
> Click-N-Run ) ?
>
> Maybe because PDF's open correctly with Acrobat ?
>
> Maybe because Flash is pre-installed and works on web sites ?
>
>
>
> I'm actually quite impressed with Ubuntu LTS, but the average 
> non-technical
> Windows user that is trying out Linux just sees too many failures related
> to all the encumbered file formats,  and missing non-free applications.
>
>
> Lee
>
>
>
> Alex Valentine wrote:
> > Why would anyone want to use this over Ubuntu?
> > Lindows, Linspire, Freespire, whatever you want to call it, has
> > basically been snake oil from the start in 2001.
> > Remember when Lindows was suppose to run Linux apps and eventually all
> > Windows applications?
> > http://www.wired.com/news/linux/0,1411,47888,00.html
> >
> >
> > ""Michael Robertson's solution is Lindows, a new Linux distribution that
> > will, eventually, run all Windows applications as they would run on
> > Windows 98, NT and XP.""
> >
> > ""Robertson said he expects full Windows compatibility in 18 to 24
> > months. And he expects it to be done without infringing Microsoft code
> > or copyrights.""
> >
> >
> > On Fri, 2006-07-14 at 15:21 -0400, Trent M. Milliron wrote:
> >  
> > > If anyone cares to check it out 
> > > http://tracker.linspire.com/torrents/freespire_0.0.69.iso.torrent
> > >
> > > Personally I have been looking forward to this.
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freespire after some testing is defiantly the easiest distro for 
desktops yet. It's just like the paid one but free. I feel the first 
real linux desktop that may bring windows users to the other side has 
just arrived. Free and just as easy, but without viruses. Really can't 
beat that deal.
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