What Makes Freespire Special?
From Freespire
With so many Linux distributions out there to choose from, you may be asking, "What makes Freespire special, or different from all the rest?" Here is a quick list of the main differences you'll find in Freespire than most other Linux distributions.
Things That Make Freespire Special
- Freespire has a unique philosophy with respect to open source software. Freespire combines the best that open source and free software have to offer (community-driven, freely distributed, access to source code, etc.), but also provides users the choice of including proprietary codecs, drivers and applications as they see fit. Freespire believes users should be completely free to use any software they wish on their Linux computer, without restrictions or limitations, including proprietary, open source, free, and commercial products. - Learn more.
- Freespire is designed specifically for use on the desktop. This focus shows in the level of polish and attention to detail you'll find in Freespire running on desktop and laptop computers. - Learn more.
- Freespire offers the easiest to use and the most powerful applications management system, CNR - Learn more.
- Freespire uses an ubuntu core based on Debian with ability to freely use apt-get, Synaptic or CNR. - Learn more.
- Because Freespire includes 3rd-party proprietary drivers, codecs and applications software, it has better hardware, file type and multimedia support, including out-of-the-box support for: MP3, Windows Media, Real, QuickTime, Java, Flash, ATI, nVidia, modems, etc. - Learn more.
- Freespire allows you to purchase and install legal, commercial applications, all with just one click, such as CyberLink PowerDVD player, Codeweaver Crossover, Win4Lin, TransGaming Cedega, Sun StarOffice, MyBooks, Bitstream Fonts, ThinkFree Office, commercial games, and more. - Learn more.
- Freespire doesn't just take open source programs and "toss them in." There are hundreds of changes made to programs such as Firefox, Thunderbird, KDE, GIMP, OpenOffice, etc. that you'll find in Freespire and the CNR Warehouse programs. - Learn more.
- Freespire is designed to be the easiest desktop Linux distribution in the world, yet still powerful and secure. - Learn more.
- Freespire utilizes the community IRMA project to provide Freespire in dozens of different languages. - Learn more.
- With Linspire as the lead sponsor and maintainer, Freespire is backed by a strong, stable company, so you know it will be around in the future. - Learn more.
- Freespire has an experienced Leadership Board, composed of thinkers, business people, evangelists, and key members of the Linux community, such as Ian Murdock, Kevin Shockey, Martin Michlmayr, Kevin Carmony, and more. You will find these leaders active in the forums, discussion lists, and are always accessible by all. - Learn more.
- Freespire has a strong, active and vibrant community, where all are welcome to participate at any level their time and talents will allow. - Learn more.
- Freespire can be purchased pre-installed on desktop and laptop computers (Learn more) or installed in under 10 minutes (Learn more).
- Freespire is always free to download (Learn more) and free to redistribute (Learn more) and it's free to install new software with CNR (Learn more).
Why not try Freespire youself? It's free. Nothing to lose. You can even run it "live," directly from the CD, without installing anything. This is a great way to test Freespire with your existing hardware. If you then decide to install it, that takes only about 10 minutes.
