Linux Distro goes hippy
Posted on July 24, 2004
Filed Under Computing, FLOSS |
For some time Apple has been considered the hippy of the computing market because it rejected the conventional computing paradigm (read unix, IBM, M$ worlds), and created its own counter culture, much like the original hippies of the sixties. One Linux distributor, Linspire (formerly Lindows) is jumping on the counter culture that surrounds the Linux community with its latest commercial (that some are calling the coolest IT commercial ever).
It is a parody of The Doors hit Light My Fire. See it here(requires Flash), or download it here.
Linspire is pricy compared to most Linux distros, but provides many features to make a new Linux user very comfortable in the new OS environment (much more that any other distro IMHO). Linspire OS bundles customized versions of KDE, StarOffice, Mozilla, and many other Internet and productivity applications. See a intro Flash video here.
Another innovative feature is the one-click-install feature, that will take care of an installation quickly and easily. Even though we technically inclined can do it almost as easily, this is the way installs should be for everyone, experienced or newb.
Linspire is available pre-installed from many retailers including, Wal-Mart, TigerDirect, Amazon, and Sub500.com. I see its biggest market being the home user, but it may catch on in the big money corporate world too.
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