Is the world ready for another community Linux distro? That's the question being asked and answered today at the 4th Annual Desktop Linux Summit. Once known as a community-supported alternative to the Linspire distribution, the Freespire name is about to rise again from the ashes of obscurity -- only this time as a distro completely sponsored and endorsed by Linspire itself. Editor's Note: The Freespire website is online now as well.
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Member since:2005-07-06
What a load of codswallop.
Abandonment of freedom? Far OUT.
So you never use or buy anything proprietary? You don't have a car or any electronics gear? What are you typing this on, I don't recall much computer hardware being OS/Copyleft/IP-free.
If not then how the hell can you or the Groklaw weenie justify that kind of pointless superfluous idiotic attack on someone who is trying to advance Linux usage, and OSS as a whole.
They aren't forcing anyone to go with them, but the ridiculous nearsighted self righteous bullshit that people like you come out with continues to hold it all back.
Ridiculous and counter-productive (is there any other kind) demagoguery.
Member since:2005-11-14
So you never use or buy anything proprietary? You don't have a car
You're a bit confused about the concepts of property and freedom. I have a car, and I can tweak it to do anything I want it to. I'm also free to use it for anything, including commercial use. The seller of the car doesn't get the right to impose restrictions on me.
Member since:2005-11-20
"If not then how the hell can you or the Groklaw weenie justify that kind of pointless superfluous idiotic attack on someone who is trying to advance Linux usage, and OSS as a whole." Perhaps the same way someone such as yourself can sell your soul for temporary convenience at the expense of true freedom when closed binaries are "good enough" in the near term for those of similar sight? Accepting whatever scraps are tossed your way to appease you is NOT the way to advance Free software.
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2005-11-20
No, not a mole within the community. The abandonment of freedom for convenience, the compromising of ethics, the wholesale sellout that is being advocated, the attempt to coopt development for short-term gain.