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Linspire

Linspire (formerly Lindows) is a commercial operating system based on Debian and Ubuntu and currently owned by PC/OpenSystems LLC. It had been owned by Linspire, Inc. from 2001 to 2008, and then by Xandros from 2008 to 2017.

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Default user interface
GNOME, Xfce
Developer
PC/OpenSystems LLC
Initial release
August 2001; 25 years ago (2001-08)
Kernel type
Monolithic (Linux)
Latest release
14 / December 18, 2023; 2 years ago (2023-12-18)
License
Mainly GNU GPL and other free software licences, as well as some proprietary software licenses

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Freespire

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Criticism

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Linspire

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Edges57
Triples119
Avg. degree1.97
Density0.034483
Components1

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Linspire

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related to CNR · 28
Linspire → April, APT, Buy, Canonical Ltd, Click, Click'N'Run, CNB, CNR, Debian, Debian's APT, Fedora, Freespire, GUI-based, In, Inc, It, Linspire's CNR, Linux, On February, On January
related to history · 26
Linspire → Apple Computer, As, Based, California, CNR, Debian's Advanced Packaging Tool, February, In, Inc, It, January, July, Lindows, Linux, Linux-based, Michael Robertson, Microsoft, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft's, Robertson's
related to Criticism · 20
Linspire → About Freedom, CEO Kevin Carmony, FOSS, Free Software, Freespire, GNU, GNU/Linux, Groklaw, He, In, Inc, Linux Distro For When, MS Windows, No, Open Source, Pamela Jones, Richard Stallman, Switching, This, You Couldn't Care Less
related to Freespire · 20
Linspire → Andrew Betts, August, CNR Client, Consequently, Fedora, Freespire, Freespire OSS Edition, In August, Inc, January, Live CD, Novell, November, On April, Red Hat, September, Some, This, Ubuntu, Windows Media Audio
related to Contributions · 8
Linspire → Inc, KDE-Apps, KDE-Look, Kopete, Mozilla Firefox, Nvu WYSIWYG, Pidgin, ReiserFS
related to External links · 4
Linspire → DistroWatchLugRadio, Kevin CarmonyLindows, Lindows OS, Official
Default user interface · 1
Linspire → GNOME, Xfce
Developer · 1
Linspire → PC/OpenSystems LLC
Initial release · 1
Linspire → August 2001; 25 years ago (2001-08)
Kernel type · 1
Linspire → Monolithic (Linux)

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freespire cnr ubuntu inc linux announced lindows software free xandros microsoft applications distribution based proprietary website windows commercial would debian

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LinspireDefault user interfaceGNOME, Xfce1.00infobox
LinspireDeveloperPC/OpenSystems LLC1.00infobox
LinspireInitial releaseAugust 2001; 25 years ago (2001-08)1.00infobox
LinspireKernel typeMonolithic (Linux)1.00infobox
LinspireLatest release14 / December 18, 2023; 2 years ago (2023-12-18)1.00infobox
LinspireLicenseMainly GNU GPL and other free software licences, as well as some proprietary software licenses1.00infobox
LinspireOfficial websitewww.linspirelinux.com1.00infobox
LinspireOS familyLinux (Unix-like)1.00infobox
LinspireSource modelMixed (open and closed source)1.00infobox
LinspireUpdate methodCNR1.00infobox
LinspireWorking stateActive1.00infobox
Win4Lininstance ofranging from simple applications to major commercial works0.80text

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