| Freespire lives! Goes back to Debian |
Aug. 06, 2008
 Xandros has announced a new version of Freespire, to be based on Debian's forthcoming Lenny release, expected this fall. Xandros says it plans to "consolidate" its various offerings on Debian, following its acquisition of Linspire.
Xandros acquired Linspire last month. Freespire is a free version of Linspire, and was previously based on Ubuntu.
Following the release of a Lenny-based Freespire distribution, Xandros plans to bring out Xandros Desktop Professional 5, which will also be built on "the same open source code base," with added proprietary bits for "enterprise customers," the company says.
Tom House, Freespire community organizer, stated, "This is really some of the most exciting news since the announcement of Freespire 1.0. This is what we were hoping to see: both the continued development of Freespire, and a return to a Debian base."
Andreas Typaldos, Xandros CEO, stated, "A combined Xandros/Linspire development effort will return Freespire to its Debian GNU/Linux roots and put it in sync with Xandros Desktop Pro. We will have a leading edge code base while preserving our commitment to Debian, stability, Windows interoperability, and ease of use."
Typaldos added, "This commitment allows us to meet the needs of a wide range of users, from open source enthusiasts to demanding enterprise clients. In addition, we are intensifying our commitment to the Freespire open source community, which will now help to drive both the Freespire and Xandros products."
-- Henry Kingman
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