Ubuntu & Linspire

[ac]

Lokeey wrote:
> Hey all, I just read about Ubuntu and Linspire teaming up. Based on 
> anyone expertise or experience, would someone be able to comment on this 
> and say if this is a good/bad thing???
> 
> ================
> Canonical Ltd., the sponsor of Ubuntu, and Linspire Inc. the developer 
> of Linspire and Freespire, on February 8 announced a technology 
> <http://www.extremetech.com/article2/0,1697,2092672,00.asp#> partnership 
> to integrate with each other's Linux distributions.
> 
> Linspire/Freespire will be based on Ubuntu, rather than Debian, and 
> Ubuntu will integrate with Linspire's CNR package installer/updater.
> 
> Starting with Ubuntu's 7.04 release in April, Ubuntu users will gain 
> access to Linspire's newly opened CNR (Click and Run) e-commerce and 
> software delivery system. For Linspire, that will mean moving from 
> Debian to Ubuntu as the base for its Linspire and Freespire desktop 
> operating systems 
> <http://www.extremetech.com/article2/0,1697,2092672,00.asp#>.

The more distros which like to base themselves on ubuntu then the 
happier I become.

Also, in the harsh world, many folks like to get proprietary binaries 
the easy way, and the deal gets value from that too.
-- 
ac