Linspire/Freespire

[RtX]

If you think about it, it's really only another "front-end" that they are
charging for. Re-write Synaptic into a bunch of snazzy web pages that
install or uninstall software packages (C-N-R) and you've got the free
version of the same thing!

On 7/7/07, Oren Beck <orenbeck at gmail.com> wrote:
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> On 7/7/07, Earle Beason <Earle-Beason at kc.rr.com> wrote:
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> > Linspire/Freespire
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> > In response to watching videos on NBC
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> > Wow, I evaluated this and I am not impressed, don't like the fact I have
> > to "PAY" for Linux programs that are normally free with other distros,
> > and I can't update anything with out becoming a "MEMBER" of the "CNR," I
> > would agree with those who are saying to go to another program. Fedora 7
> > quite large but google "Perfect Fedora 7 desktop" and voila, everything
> > needed for a good start. Then add caldega for your games, you should be
> > good to go. If your close to grandview you can come over and evaluate my
> > setup on a weekend.
> >
> > Bet Linspire will emulate Microsoft s other ventures.................
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> It at first does seem as if your evaluation of Linspire's "pay" CNR is
> valid. And rather Damning.
> Then I took a moment to evaluate the elements for and against such a
> concept.
> The initial judgement was a split decision.
> Part of my thinking holds that direct demand of payment for "software
> itself" is not the best idea. DO note that the exceptions to  that rule are
> "works for hire" and "non-public" sector.
> Quibbling over those definitions will like as not start a flame way we'd
> better consider avoiding ok? The other split in the decision is that fees
> for" Pay CNR" and variants are a potential payment to the coders themselves
> for a change. IF schemes like  a  "pay" CNR were paying a % to the coders
> or  systems integration persons I would feel it a "Good Karma" tax and feel
> much better about it.
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>  Now a "free" marketplace using CNR functional equal tools?
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> The final verdict will be in the marketplace. As it should be.
> Moving on from the Deep Thoughts on Karma Payments dept we look at the
> nuts&bolts zone. CNR does offer a "baby step" for gaining ground in
> liberating users from MS.
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> I offer a third path. IF we can make it so- The MS world currently has
> done one model element to be emulated. Plug-ins that have become closer to
> seamless no skill needed.
> AS opposed to CNR et all that still mandate a user initiated search for a
> tool or application, we could have Linux distros generate a method of
> determining which plug-ins are needful for OhSay - Flash? And then
> seamlessly fetching, installing and using them.
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> While the devil lurks in details, somwhere along the build path of that
> vision where Flash etc becomes a background process , lies the seeds of my
> aforementioned homegrown function alike for CNR.
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> That all in layman's english means the present cruppage of TGZ ,DEB, RPM
> can be replaced by a GUI operation of  "Visit *trusted* website" Drag&drop -
> and it just plain runs.
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> All it takes is for the coders among us to make it so.
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