Subj : Linspire 5.0
To   : AUGUST ABOLINS
From : CHARLES ANGELICH
Date : Thu Sep 15 2005 02:49 am

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Hello August - 

AA> Linspire.com makes it very clear that upgrades or 3rd-party
AA> installations are not exclusive to C&R. C&R is an optional
AA> convenience. 

I understand what opensource is and how it can be used. I also
understand that Linspire was good enough to offer free copies
of it's OS hoping for some appreciation. Instead FIDO users are
encouraged to avoid _any_ payment to Linspire whatsoever. The
original posting sounded like "There is a way to take what you
want for free from Linspire" but even in the expanded version
that came later those who 'laboured' to produce the free
Linspire OS get nothing? I find that suggestion offensive. 

>>> After playing with Linspire 5.059 for a bit, I must say I'm
>>> impressed with the amount of care put into it. Certainly
>>> has a pretty face and very easy to setup for a Linux distro. 

>>> However, there are several things about it I find not to my
>>> liking: 

>>> 1. The only file system it will use is ReiserFS. (It can
>>> read\write to other Linux file systems and FAT 12, 16, 32) 

>>> 2. Obtaining and installing software. 

>>> If anyone is interested, I can show them how to legally
>>> overcome 2 above without using the pay service. Either send
>>> me email or post a question to me in the Linux echo. 

CA>> When a poor man steals it might be that there is no
CA>> justice in the land. When a man who is _not_ poor steals
CA>> it is always because there is no justice in the man. 

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