I learned linux through winlinux or whatever it was called before it was linspire. winix? I forget. But it was before I learned what debian was. Oh I learned linux and unix before, but it was for sun systems or SGI systems... and even then it was more proprietary than windows was... IF YOU THINK ABOUT IT.For me it was the first Linux OS that could run on the laptops I could experiment with... out of the box.I learned how they made it. I learned how to compile everything with it. They had something that worked for packages... the problem was, as soon as you put in some driver that didn't click... the OS went to s**t and you had to recompile everything all over again. Hell... trying to get videolan on the damn OS (before it was linspire) was such a pain... but worth it. Most PnP things simply worked, which is saying quite allot.Don't diss them. This isn't the first time a distro had an issue with MS. They did come out clean, but the OS was soooooo out of date, and actually fell behind the Debian distro in which it was stemmed from.It taught me the hell involved with creating a cool distro... but I have ghost images where I can pack in a DVD and push an install on just about every thinkpad without screen rez issues, sound card issues, wireless driver issues, and the like.I have linspire to thank, that's all.And s**t happens.
Guess they should have found a way to make money the same way as those free software companies did. HUH? I really doubt that free software has put any company out of business that was not well on their way there to begin with.
They sure are..Watching what has been happening to Linspire has been like watching a train wreck in slow motion...Especially over the last six months. I'm done with Freespire,I'm going to be moving to another distro...
Yeah, I do give Credit to Linspire for being the easiest looking distro and getting me away from Microsoft. From using Linspire,and later,Freespire,i learned just how wonderful Linux could be. I've since tried several live CD's and found that every flavor of Linux Ive tried just rocks! So I have to thank Linspire for doing their bit to get people away from Microsoft..it's just a shame I now feel the need to get away from the 'spire because it now has been infected with Microsoft cooties.
hartleyJul 24, 2007
You must not know how big Wal*Mart really is.
techcfJul 24, 2007
I'm also disgusted. I've been reading their newsletters since Lindows, and they are going the wrong way. No more Linspire, I'm going Ubuntu
kinjiruJul 24, 2007
anyone get a mirror of this??
shadowspawnJul 24, 2007
I learned linux through winlinux or whatever it was called before it was linspire. winix? I forget. But it was before I learned what debian was. Oh I learned linux and unix before, but it was for sun systems or SGI systems... and even then it was more proprietary than windows was... IF YOU THINK ABOUT IT.For me it was the first Linux OS that could run on the laptops I could experiment with... out of the box.I learned how they made it. I learned how to compile everything with it. They had something that worked for packages... the problem was, as soon as you put in some driver that didn't click... the OS went to s**t and you had to recompile everything all over again. Hell... trying to get videolan on the damn OS (before it was linspire) was such a pain... but worth it. Most PnP things simply worked, which is saying quite allot.Don't diss them. This isn't the first time a distro had an issue with MS. They did come out clean, but the OS was soooooo out of date, and actually fell behind the Debian distro in which it was stemmed from.It taught me the hell involved with creating a cool distro... but I have ghost images where I can pack in a DVD and push an install on just about every thinkpad without screen rez issues, sound card issues, wireless driver issues, and the like.I have linspire to thank, that's all.And s**t happens.
suprchunkJul 24, 2007
Guess they should have found a way to make money the same way as those free software companies did. HUH? I really doubt that free software has put any company out of business that was not well on their way there to begin with.
mweatherJul 24, 2007
Google is your friend. Use it.
fknightJul 24, 2007
Sarcasm is in the dictionary. Look it up.
Closed AccountJul 25, 2007
They sure are..Watching what has been happening to Linspire has been like watching a train wreck in slow motion...Especially over the last six months. I'm done with Freespire,I'm going to be moving to another distro...
Closed AccountJul 25, 2007
Yeah, I do give Credit to Linspire for being the easiest looking distro and getting me away from Microsoft. From using Linspire,and later,Freespire,i learned just how wonderful Linux could be. I've since tried several live CD's and found that every flavor of Linux Ive tried just rocks! So I have to thank Linspire for doing their bit to get people away from Microsoft..it's just a shame I now feel the need to get away from the 'spire because it now has been infected with Microsoft cooties.