* Gavin Denby <redhat(a)ihug.co.nz> [2004-07-11 23:28]:
Thank heaven for linspire and IBM putting on a good image.
Linspire give me an awfully bad aftertaste, not the least because they're charging money for services to which they add no value and which users of their distro can get gratis. By default the distro also logs the user in as root -- without even telling the user that something different is possible, let alone desirable. Or at least these were the facts back when I was marginally interested in their products, before I found out about them and lost any interest whatsoever. I will certainly agree that IBM is doing a lot for Linux. The other name that should be cited is not Linspire, but Novell. The funny thing is, every single major player save for Microsoft has decided that they can build a business on libre software. Microsoft is the only company among the top players in the IT field that are railing against freedom. We'll have to see how long it takes for the general public to take note.. Regards, -- Aristotle "If you can't laugh at yourself, you don't take life seriously enough."