____/ [H]omer on Thursday 18 October 2007 02:57 : \____
> Linspire 6: Two steps back
>
> .----
> | Former Linspire CEO Kevin Carmony was pretty gung-ho about the
> | company's upcoming release back in June. He said it would "fill
> | some key holes in our current offering." Unfortunately Linspire 6,
> | released last week, lacks the refinements you'd expect in a distro
> | you pay $50 to download. It drops some key distinguishing features,
> | and in return gains only some Microsoft technology as spelled out
> | in the Microsoft patent covenants Linspire agreed to. This release
> | seems to be about deferring to Microsoft.
> `----
>
> http://lxer.com/module/newswire/ext_link.php?rid=94196
>
> Read on ... apparently it doesn't even come with a package manager!!!
>
> There's no 3D desktop (Compiz) either.
>
> Backwards indeed.
Carmony has come to the Ubuntu forums trying to 'sell' himself.
Ex-Linspire chief defects to Ubuntu
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| Former Linspire CEO Kevin Carmony has shown all the loyalty of a free agent
| athlete. Just a few months after resigning from Linspire, Carmony has traded
| in his old company's Linux operating system for Ubuntu.
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| [...]
|
| Earlier this week he was accosted by a Christian who banned Carmony from
| running through the Horizon Christian Fellowship parking lot. Carmony is now
| considering retaliation tactics against his fellow Christians for trying to
| block his physical fitness mission.
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http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/10/17/carmony_goes_ubuntu_mitt_next/
Don't forget how he slammed other distros accusing them of being "high-brow
pirates". Some people won't forget.
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