Desktop Linux: Freespire Changes Name, Linspire Goes Free (As in Beer) For a Time | Linux Today

Desktop Linux: Freespire Changes Name, Linspire Goes Free (As in Beer) For a Time

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Sep 1, 2005

“In a short story with a happy ending, the developer of a ‘free’
version of Linspire called Freespire has agreed to change the name
of his project, and Linspire Inc. is offering free copies of
Linspire Linux ‘for a few days…’

“Freespire, which first popped up on Distrowatch.com last week,
originally described itself as a free variant of Linspire Linux,
with proprietary components and trademarks removed…”

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Freespire 5.0: Linspire Freed
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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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