The 5.0.59 version of Linspire was released in March of 2005. A new version 5.0.347 is now available for immediate download. This version does not add any new major functionality, as this is mainly a bug fix release that resolves some problems with the previous release. The Insiders are still beta testing new versions of Linspire that contain new drivers, new features, etc.
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Member since:2005-06-30
suse development and code is open, whereas linspire's is not. only "insiders" get access to more frequent linspire updates. besides, it's not like they're reporting an "insider" update, and it's not as though someone wrote a five page review detailing the differences between the first release and this maintenance release.
a small blurb about a maintenace release to a recognizable distro that hasn't happened for eight months seems perfectly acceptable to me. They're not talking about a maintenance release to "tinysofa" os. linspire is actually used by some geeks as a playground os that they can recommend to technically-challenged friends or family. so, it could be useful to some people that don't actually use the distro on a daily basis to know that they could get an updated version.
if it's not news to you, or it isn't important to you, ignore the damn thing. no one is forcing you to read every single thing posted to OSN.
Edited 2005-11-11 15:50
Member since:2005-07-06
I agree that this should be reported. The news isn't the update, as it is minor, but that _finally_ an update has been released after so many months. I was starting to wonder, so it is a relief to me that an update has come out. It is also a relief that there are more significant changes in the pipeline being tested by the insiders. 'Nuff said.
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2005-07-07
well, if every mantainance release of every distribution as big or bigger as linspire is announced, we'd be unable to read anything here... suse comes with a new development alpha every day, and most other distro's do similair things.