[Fsf-friends] Favourites from the world of FLOSS... a short-list

Anurag anurag@hbcse.tifr.res.in
Tue Nov 16 12:22:59 IST 2004


On Tue, 16 Nov 2004 11:26:06 +0530, "Joe Steeve" <joe_steeve@gmx.net>
said:
> "Frederick Noronha (FN)" <fred@bytesforall.org> writes:
> >    Best Distribution for Beginners
> >      Linspire www.linspire.com
> 
> Aint that a proprietary software? 

These now coming distros are just trying to make proprietary software
work with free system. Xandros i heard also bundles bagful of non-free
software. Xandros on its homepage says...

[quote]
The Deluxe Edition of Xandros Desktop version 2 delivers everything
found in the Standard Edition, plus the ability to run popular Windows
productivity software, such as Microsoft Office, Windows plugin support
to expand your Linux web browsing experience, the ability to install on
a Windows XP machine,
[/quote]

-Anurag


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