| Freespire attempts to morph Linspire into free distro |
Aug. 26, 2005
Freespire, a claimed "free" (and apparently unsanctioned) variant of Linspire Linux with proprietary components and trademarks removed, is reportedly available for download. The initial release, dubbed 5.0, is currently offered in liveCD format only, and is supported by a free repository of some 1,500 Debian Linux packages, DistroWatch reports.
"It certainly looks like an interesting idea: combining the benefits of Linspire's excellent usability and hardware auto-configuration with a free repository of Debian packages," says DistroWatch.
According to DistroWatch's Freespire page the project's first ISO image (316 MB) is available for download here. ISO images for SMP systems and AMD64 processors are also said to be available.
However, as of publication time, we noted that the Freespire homepage was blank, and that the ISO download link appeared to be nonfunctional.
One of the first reviews of the Freespire distro, complete with screen shots, is available here.
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