Although vendors provide such things for
all varieties of Linux, bringing them together and integrating them while observing all the legal
niceties is a big headache, so most distributions tend to leave it all up to the individual user to
work out. This is a big annoyance for the typical PC user who has come to expect playing video
clips or adding new hardware to ???just work.??? Even experienced Linux users find it a chore. It is a
serious hindrance to the adoption of desktop Linux. Linspire and Freespire take care of the hassle
for you.
All versions of Freespire and Linspire can also access the Click-N-Run (CNR) warehouse. CNR is an
easy-to-use software delivery mechanism that makes over 20,000 applications available. Linspire
and Freespire are somewhat different in both content and aim, and each contains a couple of variants.
Here is a brief overview of the various versions:
Linspire 6.0??”This is the commercial product sold and supported by Linspire, Inc. and
its partners. The digital version is available for $49.95. Linspire is also available preinstalled
on PCs from a number of vendors. See www.linspire.com/featured_partner/
featured_partner.php for a list.
Linspire is a good choice for new Linux users. It contains multimedia tutorials that show
step-by-step how to perform common tasks such as connecting to a wireless network.
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