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Linux Distribution: Freespire
Url: http://www.freespire.org/
This is the main installation CD for our community-driven, Debian-based Linux distribution which legally supports (or has one-click access to support): MP3, DVD, Windows Media, QuickTime, Java, Flash, Real, ATI drivers, nVidia drivers, Adobe Acrobat Reade
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About Freespire
Freespire is a community-driven, Linux-based operating system that combines the best that free, open source software has to offer (community driven, freely distributed, open source code, etc.), but also provides users the choice of including proprietary codecs, drivers and applications as they see fit. With Freespire, the choice is yours as to what software is installed on your computer, with no limitations or restrictions placed on that choice. How you choose to maximize the performance of your computer is entirely up to you.
This is the second BETA release of Freespire (Build 0.0.76). Please read this FAQ and the Release Notes before downloading or installing. This version is BETA software and is UNSUPPORTED. If you download this version you should not open support tickets. We recommend that you only install this software on a test machine.
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| 2007-08-09 00:00:00.0 |
Freespire 2.0 is available View |
| Freespire 2.0 is immediately available; the latest version of the free desktop Linux operating system. Building on the best of open source software using Ubuntu as its baseline, Freespire 2.0 adds legally licensed proprietary drivers, codecs, and applications in its core distribution, to provide a better user experience. Freespire is able to provide improved out-of-the-box hardware, file type, and multimedia support, such as MP3, Windows Media, Real Networks, Java, Flash, ATI, NVIDIA, WiFi, and many more. Freespire is also the first desktop Linux operating system that will include a CNR plugin for the soon-to-be-released new CNR Service, providing free one-click access to thousands of open source applications. |
| 2006-12-22 00:00:00.0 |
Freespire 2.0 Alpha 3 is available View |
| This is the third release of Freespire 2.0 Alpha 3 (Build 1.1.84). Automatic boot menu management does not always work; KDE su dialog appears when attempting to change settings from within the start-up wizard; 'Configure Network Settings' in Startup Wizard does not function at this time; KNetworkManager does not auto-start and requires root permissions to load properly; firewall is disabled; modem drivers are not included; CNR is not included; some wireless cards don't work. |
| 2006-12-09 00:00:00.0 |
Freespire 2.0 Alpha 2 is available View |
| Freespire version 2.0 Alpha2 (1.1.73) is now available for download. This is the second alpha build that might not be good for the health of a production machine. Expect improvements as future builds are released.
Automatic boot menu management does not always work - do not install if you are not experienced at repairing GRUB configurations and MBRs; no upgrade path available from Freespire 1.0; kernel is not SMP enabled; apt repository is pointing to Debian sid; sound for quick switched user accounts inoperative.... |
| 2006-11-24 00:00:00.0 |
Freespire 2.0 Alpha is available View |
| Freespire version 2.0 Alpha (1.1.57) is now available for download. New features: KDM login manager; KDE 3.5.5 with user switching and SuperKaramba; kernel 2.6.18; desktop directory names (no spaces); Lbrowser with Flash Player 9 beta; Lmail including FreeLinuxEmail; Gaim 2.0.0 beta4; OpenOffice.org 2.0.4. |
| 2006-08-08 00:00:00.0 |
Freespire 1.0 has been released now View |
| Freespire version 1.0 (build 13) is now available for download. A few minor release notes: enabled selection of file system type in installer; bug fixes for ISP connection tools; Freespire KDE theme fixes; numerous fixes to Lmail and Lbrowser. |
| 2006-08-01 00:00:00.0 |
Freespire Release Candidate 1 has been released now View |
| CNR Proxy functionality still unavailable; Apt pools not yet updated completely, so apt-get dist-upgrade will not get everything; Warn if user chooses an existing username during install; Add kcontrol module for mailto handling; Fix display/resolution controls in startup wizard; Remove release notes from startup wizard (they will return, eventually); Remove Linspire logo from 'installation done-eject cd' graphic; Add Oboe Sync to Freespire Builds; Replace file manager kicker icon; Many fixes to Lmail/Lbrowser. |
| 2006-07-25 00:00:00.0 |
Freespire Beta2 (Build 0.0.76) is available now View |
| This is the main installation CD for our community-driven, Debian-based Linux distribution which legally supports (or has one-click access to support): MP3, DVD, Windows Media, QuickTime, Java, Flash, Real, ATI drivers, nVidia drivers, Adobe Acrobat Reader, proprietary WiFi drivers, fonts, and so on. Provides free access to the entire Freespire open source application pool using apt-get. |
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