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An Early Look at Freespire

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Published: Aug 2, 2006

Updated: Feb 2, 2021

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In two weeks, Linspire Inc. will release Freespire, its community Linux distribution.

This new distribution isnt just another Linux distro.

It will represent the first Linux to include most of the legally licensed and available, third-party proprietary codices, drivers and software.

To say this is a bit controversial in Linux and free software circles is like saying the dog days of August are somewhat hot.

Nevertheless, Linspire CEO Kevin Carmony bit the bullet in April, and the first release candidate of Freespire is now available.

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The operating system is available for free from its main Web site as a BitTorrent download.

What comes with Freespire?

/zimages/4/28571.gifRead the full story on DesktopLinux: An early look at Freespire

/zimages/4/28571.gifCheck out eWEEK.coms for the latest open-source news, reviews and analysis.

Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols

I'm editor-at-large for Ziff Davis Enterprise. That's a fancy title that means I write about whatever topic strikes my fancy or needs written about across the Ziff Davis Enterprise family of publications. You'll find most of my stories in Linux-Watch, DesktopLinux and eWEEK. Prior to becoming a technology journalist, I worked at NASA and the Department of Defense on numerous major technological projects.

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