What Linspire Has Going For It

An in depth look at what Linspire has going for it as reported by OSNews. One of the first points is that Linspire is reported to get great power management when compared to other similar competing distributions.

I have contacted Linspire on several occasions in hopes of trying a reviewers copy of their desktop OS, but have yet to hear back from them. The reviews outside of this one I am linking to here state that Linspire pretty much stinks. If Linspire would care to prove this statement wrong, my contact info is above.

I’ve learned that each is designed in different ways and each shines in different ways. Xandros is by far the best when it comes to integrating into a Windows network. Linspire is the best if you’re the average home user that simply wants a cheap replacement for Windows or otherwise can’t afford Windows. The recent release of Suse 9.2 Professional shines on mobility with the Profile Manager for quickly changing between networks, and with their stellar out-of-the-box power management and wireless support, especially for laptops. And RedHat/Fedora is one of the most stable, though as a result, one of the most bland distibutions. Gentoo is fairly complex, but gives you the power to do whatever you want: cpu optimizations, kernel tweaks, etc. Fedora aims to be completely free. Suse & RedHat seem to believe in charging big bucks (though always just a little less than Windows) for corporate support and “Professional” versions. Linspire seems to think you should get your OS for free, but pay for your applications.