Freespire

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Freespire
Free software licenses (mostly GPL) with optional proprietary-licensed components
Official websitewww.freespire.net

Freespire is a community-driven

multimedia codecs, device drivers and application software
.

Freespire 1.0 was based on

Ubuntu. Linspire was bought by Xandros, who originally planned to switch back to Debian for future Freespire releases.[3]

On January 1, 2018, PC/Open Systems announced it had purchased Linspire from Xandros and released Freespire 3.0. While Linspire is available for $29.99,[4] Freespire 3.0 is free.[5]

History

In August 2005, a distribution Live CD based on Linspire's source pools named Freespire hit the web by accident.[6] This distribution was created by Andrew Betts and was not produced or released by Linspire Inc. Freespire was confused by some users to be an actual product from Linspire, and at the request of Linspire the distribution adopted a development codename Squiggle and began looking for a new name. Linspire then, on the back of the generated publicity, offered users a "free Linspire" (purchase price discounted to $0) by using the coupon code "Freespire" until September 9, 2005. Squiggle OS is no longer in active development.

On April 24, 2006, Linspire announced its own project named "Freespire".

SUSE Linux
product line in the second half of 2005.

Xandros acquired Linspire/Freespire in the Summer of 2008.[8] Xandros had plans to keep Freespire as a community developed distribution similar to that of openSUSE and Fedora for their respective commercial distributions.

Freespire 2.0.8, released on 30 November 2007,[9] and based on Ubuntu 7.04, was the final release until the distribution was revived with 3.0 in January 2018.[10]

Features

The distribution is a Debian-based, community-driven and -supported project tied to the commercial Linspire distribution. Freespire includes previously proprietary elements from Linspire, such as the

package autobuilder and "Debian library", and also the programs managing the CGI
.

Releases

Version Release date Notes
1.0 Release Candidate (1.0.2) 2006-07-28[11] Release candidate
1.0 (1.0.13)[12][13] 2006-08-04[14] Public release based on Debian, Linux kernel 2.6.14, and KDE 3.3.2[15]
2.0 RC (1.9.0) 2007-07-10[16] Release candidate
2.0[17] 2007-08-07[18] Public release based on
CNR 7
plug-in
2.0.8 2007-11-30 Fixes and Beta
CNR plug-in[9]
3.0[5][20][21][22][23][24] 2018-01-01 Have Linux kernel 4.10.0-42,
web-browser
, and other software updates.
3.0.1[25] 2018-01-14 Meltdown and Spectre fix.
3.0.6.5[26] 2018-02-08 Linux kernel updated to 4.13.0-32, added new UI tweaks for feedback about distro, removed GParted, updates until February 7, 2018 are applied and more.
3.0.8 2018-03-19
4.0[27] 2018-08-20 Migration from Ubuntu 16.4 LTS to 18.04 LTS base
4.5[28] 2018-12-20 Security updates
4.8[29] 2019-05-03 Various Updates
5.0[30] 2019-10-15 Various Updates
6.0 2020-02-10 Various Updates
6.0.3[31] 2020-06-22
7.0[32] 2020-10-30
7.1[33] 2020-12-28
7.5[34] 2021-05-09
7.7[35] 2021-07-30
8.0[36] 2021-12-05
8.2[37] 2022-03-02 Swap desktop from
MATE to KDE Plasma 5
.
9.0[38] 2023-01-23 Swap desktop from KDE Plasma 5 to Xfce
9.5[39] 2023-05-08 Various Updates
10[40] 2023-12--7 Swap desktop from Xfce to modified GNOME

See also

References

  1. ^ Roberto J. Dohnert (7 December 2023). "Freespire 10 Released". Retrieved 8 December 2023.
  2. ^ "Downloads". freespire.net. 2020-01-01. Retrieved 2021-05-14.
  3. ^ "Back to Debian: Freespire returns to Debian Roots". practical-tech.com. 2008-08-06. Retrieved 2009-03-25.
  4. ^ "Linspire - The easiest Desktop Linux". Retrieved 2022-12-23. 1 license - Self Support $29.99 USD
  5. ^ a b PC/OpenSystems LLC: Freespire 3.0 and Linspire 7.0 released
  6. ^ FAQ Category: About Freespire and The Freespire Project - Freespire
  7. ^ "LinuxPlanet: Linspire Announces Freespire Distribution (New Distro Comes in Free and Proprietary Flavors)". Retrieved 2008-12-15.
  8. ^ "July 2008 Linspire news release".
  9. ^ a b "Freespire 2". Freespire wiki. freespire.org. 2007-11-30. Archived from the original on 2007-09-20. Retrieved 2009-03-25.
  10. ^ "Freespire". DistroWatch.com. Retrieved 2018-04-26.
  11. ^ "Release Notes/1.0.2 - Freespire". Wiki.freespire.org. Archived from the original on 2009-08-11. Retrieved 2010-05-03.
  12. ^ Review: Freespire 1.0, OSNews
  13. ^ "Free Agent: The Latest Free Linux | PCWorld". Archived from the original on 2008-07-25. Retrieved 2018-06-19.
  14. ^ "Release Notes - Freespire". Wiki.freespire.org. Archived from the original on 2007-10-12. Retrieved 2010-05-03.
  15. ^ Freespire 1.0: first impressions :: Linux Format :: The website of the UK's best-selling Linux magazine Archived October 1, 2006, at the Wayback Machine
  16. ^ "Freespire 2.0 Schedule - Freespire". Wiki.freespire.org. Archived from the original on 2009-06-29. Retrieved 2010-05-03.
  17. ^ Freespire aspires, but falis to inspire | Linux.com | The source of Linux information
  18. ^ "Download Freespire - Freespire". Wiki.freespire.org. Archived from the original on 2010-05-02. Retrieved 2010-05-03.
  19. ^ "Freespire Roadmap - Freespire". Wiki.freespire.org. Archived from the original on 2009-07-01. Retrieved 2010-05-03.
  20. ^ Black Lab Software Releases Freespire 3.0 & Linspire 7.0 Linux Operating Systems, Softpedia News
  21. ^ OpenNews: Возрождение дистрибутивов Freespire и Linspire (in Russian)
  22. ^ Lindows Linux Distro Is Back From The Dead: Linspire 7.0 And Freespire 3.0 Released, FossBytes
  23. ^ Lindows rises from the grave! Freespire 3.0 and Linspire 7.0 Linux distros now available, BetaNews
  24. ^ DistroWatch Weekly, Issue 749, 5 February 2018
  25. ^ PC/OpenSystems LLC: Linspire 7.0.1 and Freespire 3.0.1 Released - Meltdown and Spectre fix
  26. ^ PC/OpenSystems LLC: Freespire 3.0.6.5 released
  27. ^ "Freespire: Freespire 4.0 Released". Archived from the original on August 26, 2018.
  28. ^ Freespire 4.5 Released[usurped]
  29. ^ Freespire 4.8 Released[usurped]
  30. ^ "Freespire 5.0 Released". Archived from the original on October 19, 2019.
  31. ^ Dohnert, Roberto J. "Freespire 6.0.3 Released". Retrieved 2020-08-24.
  32. ^ Dohnert, Roberto J. "Freespire 7.0 Released". Retrieved 2022-01-03.
  33. ^ Dohnert, Roberto J. "Freespire 7.1 Released". Retrieved 2022-01-03.
  34. ^ Dohnert, Roberto J. "Freespire 7.5 released". Retrieved 2022-01-03.
  35. ^ Dohnert, Roberto J. "Freespire 7.7 Released". Retrieved 2022-01-03.
  36. ^ Dohnert, Roberto J. "Freespire 8.0 Released". Retrieved 2022-01-03.
  37. ^ Download, Full Version (2022-03-02). "Freespire 8.2". Full Version Download. Retrieved 2022-09-27.
  38. ^ ""Freespire 9.0"".
  39. ^ "" Freespire 9.5 Released "".
  40. ^ Dohnert, Roberto J. "Freespire 10 Released". Retrieved 2024-05-04.
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