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Software Linspire Five.0 CNR Edition

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- Do not but this product from Amazon or anyone else except Linspire!
The product is great and loads in about 20 min. (except for the CNR activation). It is simpler to use than the latest versions of Windows.

If you buy this product from Linspire, it seems that the activation of CNR is automatic. If you buy it from anyone else you will think you are trying to activate a MICROSOFT PRODUCT OR WORSE. Then after I jumped through all of the hoops, I get this email from the Linspire Team: "It's been several days since you've signed up, and we've noticed that you haven't yet purchased the CNR Service."

A good product - just don't buy it from here!

Rating:

- Why are you paying for free software??
Linspire had a great idea: to bring Linux to the masses who are tired of the OS from Redmond. Great...that'll work. But the way in which Linspire has tried to achieve this is sadly lacking.

I used a prior version and Linspire hasn't changed the way they run the business. Though the set up may take around 10 minutes, the Click-n-Run warehouse is where I have a beef.

Click-n-Run is, essentially, a "warehouse" where all of the programs a person would want are right there waiting for you. But as any user of Debian (the distro that Linspire is based on) will tell you, you can apt-get to a repository and get these programs for free.

So why would anyone want to pay for a nice interface to get programs that for all intents and purposes are F-R-E-E?

This distro is good for newbies who need a lot of hand holding though as they learn about F/OSS software, they will be a little disppointed that they spent a lot of money when they did not need to.

For the complete neophyte, Linspire has a place as an introduction and the CNR warehouse may be necessary. But it is a shame to pay the price of admission when these programs are already on the net for free.

Buy this if you are really "new and have no clue" but as soon as you get your "Linux legs" underneath of you, get a real distro like Debian or Slackware or their easier counterparts, Ubuntu and Arch Linux.

Rating:

- The easiest Linux system I've ever used
I read some of the negative reviews by other people here but decided to try it out for myself. I was really glad that I did! These guys must be Linux geeks or Ph.D. students who like running complicated Linux versions. I tried Mandriva and Xandros and Fedora Core and I have to say that they were a nightmare to try to setup.

I popped the Linspire CD into the drive. It installed in about 10 minutes and detected all of my hardware without any trouble. Within about 5 minutes I was up and surfing the web! My broadband Cox cable connection was detected automatically and set itself up. I decided to check out the CNR Warehouse Membership to see if I would be interested.

You can sign up for a free test drive of the software at Linspire's web site and it doesn't cost a dime. After I did the free trial I decided to go with their "full trial" of Click and Run. I gave them my credit card info and they gave me like 15 days to check it out with no obligation. In the end, I decided to sign up for the $20 a year Click and Run Warehouse Membership. They offer two different levels depending on what you want:

1. A $49.95 / yr. plan
2. A $19.95 / yr. plan

The $20 a year plan was perfect for me! I was able to browse for programs that I wanted by category (Audio & MP3, Business & Finance, etc..) and click a button and it installed with no hassles, no questions, no troubles at all. It tried installing programs with Mandriva and Fedora but it was ridiculous. I kept getting errors and it kept failing. I tried to figure out what was going wrong but, I gave up after awhile.

Linux is hard. No matter what these nerds say it's not as easy as they make it sound. I've never been able to just install something on Linux or get it to work correctly -- until I tried Linspire. I recommend this version of Linux to anyone who is looking to get away from Billy Boy and MicroSuck. I recommend that you try other versions of Linux first. Then.... try Linspire. Test out the Click and Run Warehouse and you will see what I mean! I am more than willing to pay someone to help make Linux easier for me to use. I am running Linspire on all 3 of the computers in my house now and I can share files and programs between all of them without any problems.

Thank you to Linspire for finally making a version of Linux for the rest of us!

Rating:

- Fits the bill without the Bill
I managed to install Linspire 5.0 on an old Sony laptop and a 2.4 gig P4 desktop. Both installs were quick and easy. Although some complain that this version of Linspire doesn't come with a lot of software it DOES come with the apps you are most likely to actually need.

If you're like me and spend a huge amount of time on the internet, send tons of Email, work with digital images, listen to music, and write papers with a word processor, then Linspire will work just fine.

The install comes with plenty of help files and there is the online forums for additional help if you need it. Personally I haven't had the need. Everything has worked just fine.

If your a serious computer geek then you might prefer a different version of linux. But if you want it to just work then Linspire is great and Big Bill from Redmond hill didn't get a dime.

Rating:

- If you have money to spend
Easy to use Linux with tons of tutorials, nice till you discover that you just installed the basics and to get more you need to open your wallet. Better off with a fancy LInux like Suse 9.3 or Mandriva or if money matters something like Ubuntu or Kubuntu or even Federa Core is you are not too much on the Internet. Their click and run technology is a good idea, except that most software they propose can already be downloaded for free from the Internet.

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