Re: [PLUG] Freespire Beta Out

[Lee Marzke <lee@marzke.net>]

Trent Milliron wrote:
> 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.
> >
> >   
> 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.
> ___________________________________________________________________________ 
Can  Freespire play mp3,  rip mp3,   and have adobe and  flash 
pre-installed ?
How about laptop support for wifi cards, and ACPI sleep, suspend ?

Lee

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