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I have to respond, just in case anyone reads the mod-downs:

Lindows/Linspire is exactly what I wouldn't have wished to Linux for several reasons:

1) Linspire doesn't bring anything new to Linux, appart this pseudo-commercial hyper around it. Mandrakelinux, Fedora, SuSE, & others do really good desktop products with similar (or better) features and online services (including many ones which are free).

Bullshit! Linspire brings A LOT to Linux, and not just in the form of new apps. Think lots of $$$$ to open projects.

2) Linspire is a closed product. They think they can challenge Windows & Microsoft by adopting similar strategies, by trying to close open-source code, which is ridiculous and has no future.

Bullshit! Nearly everything with Linspire is open. Admittedly, the source code is hard to find sometimes, but Linspire contributes almost all enhancements upstream.

3) Linspire tries to imitate the worse of Windows : open door to viruses (default root account), adoption of closed formats instead of open and public formats.

BS! Which closed formats are you talking about? There are none. Linspire prompts users to create user accounts. This issue has been beaten to death.

4) Linspire is a project started by a guy (Michael Robertson) which can lose much money for an OS dream with absolutely no open-source vision (and no technological vision at all).

I disagree, but who cares anyway? Even if that were true, he certainly doesn't HURT anything.

As a result, Linspire is in my opinion a closed-world project that we must fight, because it's exactly what Linux should never become.

You have no idea what you're talking about. At all.