I just read the review Freespire 1.0: first impressions over at linuxformat.co.uk
http://tinyurl.com/zhl8t
I always had the impression of Linspire as the Linux distro Targeted for AOL nOObs. Because of this stigmas associate with Linspire (To have pay Linspire to have do download and automatic the software) I wanted to stay real clear of this distro. And install an Real Linux OS on my PC and Notebook for home.
I currently using Parallels Workstation to install these various linux distros onto my pc to evaluate which one these linux will work best for my need. So far in my quest for best candidate, Kububtu, pclinuxos, SimplyMEPIS or MEPIS (is this same distro??)
So far I am ruling out SUSE Linux 10.1 Since Iso is fits on DVD-R not an single CD-R (A sign of Bloatware) And when I tried to upgrade to 10.1 from 10.0. The lame Installed completely hose my entire system, rendering it into a doorstop. I had to completely install WinXP SP2 from scratch. Lucky I have multiple HD drives on my system so I did not loose any of my data. But I had restinstall all of favorite software. I took about fives to get back up in running again.
From the www.linuxformat.co.uk/ article
Freespire's installer is pleasingly swift, offering few choices but getting the distro onto your system in 10-30 minutes. Similarly, hardware detection was spot on -- although we must stress that we're running it on a vanilla Dell box, so we can't yet say what it'd be like on more esoteric kit. Our only big gripe is the bootup speed, which takes about twice as long as Ubuntu on this same machine.
(Here is selling point that may make Freespire an likely candidate for the right linux for me.)
By
far the most interesting feature of Freespire is the proprietary media
codec support, so that's what we'll focus on here. Many new Linux users
end up bamboozled by the lack of MP3/DVD/Flash etc. playback in typical
distros; they aren't aware of the licensing/patent issues and see it as
a bad reflection on Linux in general. Sure, tools like the superb
EasyUbuntu help considerably, but most Linux water-toe-dippers want it
all working 'out-the-box'. Freespire includes Flash and Java support:
I
just saw EasyUbuntu, I need to add this one too list of distros to try
out. Even those this one using gnome instead of KDE for the desktop
GUI. Since the Advancements in the gnome Environment. I might be able
to navigate around the gnome desktop with the help EasyUbuntu
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