SkipJack: The rise of Linspire 6.1

Linspire 6.1 “skip jack” will be built on Ubuntu 7.04. Previously, Linspire has been based on Debian. The next generation of Linspire&Freespire will also incorporate the will use the Linux 2.6.20 kernel, KDE 3.5.6, the new CNR and the latest third-party proprietary software, drivers and codices for better hardware and multimedia support. It is also compatible with Ubuntu software repositories. Soon with CNR.com you can search from tens of thousands of Linux software products, packages and libraries by title, popularity, similar software, category, author, or function, and then install the software with just one click of your mouse.

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Publisher's Description:

Powered by Ubuntu

Linspire is a Debian-based Linux operating system, which uses the popular Ubuntu Linux OS for its baseline. Linspire starts with Ubuntu, then adds many additional features and software applications including proprietary software, codecs and drivers to provide provide you the world's easiest Linux-based operating system designed for laptop & desktop PCs.

Multimedia Support
Linspire comes pre-loaded and ready to support MP3, Real, Quicktime, Windows Media, Java, Flash, and more. No more hunting around, buying, licensing and then installing all the different multimedia support software. Everything is already licensed and ready to run.

Plug-N-Play Hardware Support
Linspire provides the most extensive hardware support available including drivers from ATI, nVidia, Intel, and others. Connect digital cameras, scanners, MP3 players and more. Linspire instantly recognizes USB and Firewire devices. Thousands of peripherals are supported without requiring the messy installation of drivers or other software. Just plug in the device and go.

Wireless Networking
Linspire supports the latest 802.11b and 802.11g wireless networking and an updated Network Control panel lets you customize profiles so you can effortlessly shift between home, work and other networks without bothering with any configuration screens.

Office Productivity Suite
Linspire's comes pre-installed with a complete office productivity software suite (Open Office 2.0) which includes Microsoft file-compatible word processing, spreadsheet and presentation software, as well as new Open XML translators which enables bi-directional compatibility so that files saved in Open XML can be opened by OpenOffice, providing more interopability so you can easily read and share documents.

Internet Suite
Once connected to the web, the Linspire Internet Suite provides all you need to make the most of your online experience: An easy-to-use tabbed web browser with pop-up ad blocking, multi-account email program with SPAM filtering, an address book, calendar, and web page creator! And Linspire is compatible with Windows media, Flash, and Java and more!

Instant Messaging
Stay in touch with all your friends using Pidgin. Instant Messaging from Pidgin supports AOL, AIM, Yahoo!, MSN, and other messaging networks, and includes plenty of advanced features such as tabs, chat rooms and buddy notification.

Lphoto - Digital Photos
Linspire includes Lphoto, the best all-in-one photo manager available. Import, organize, edit, crop, enhance, and share photos from over 300 hundred plug-n-play supported digital cameras. Even use your photos as a screensaver and make video CDs!

Lsongs - Digital Music
Lsongs is an all-in-one music manager built-in to Linspire and ready to help you rip your favorite music, organize it, play it, sync it to portable players, and burn it to your own music mix CDs. Lsongs provides everything you need to easily manage and enjoy your music collection.

Nvu - Web Publishing Tool
The complete web authoring system for Linspire users, Nvu rivals other expensive programs such as FrontPage and Dreamweaver. Nvu makes creating web pages easy and then allows you to publish your web pages with just one click!

Free Internet Calling
The popular Gizmo Project VoIP software lets you talk to your friends all over the world for free with no long-distance phone charges. Call computer-to-computer, set up conference calls, and check voicemail - all at no charge. Or you can "Call Out" to land-line telephones for as little as a penny per minute, and automatic account creation makes Gizmo Project a snap to set up.

About Canonical and Ubuntu

Canonical Ltd, the commercial sponsor of Ubuntu, is a global organization headquartered in Europe committed to the development, distribution, and support of open source software products and communities. World class commercial support for Ubuntu is available through Canonical's Global Support Services team and partners. Since its launch in October 2004 Ubuntu has become one of the most highly regarded Linux distributions, with millions of users around the world. Ubuntu will always be free to download, free to use and free to distribute to others. With these goals in mind, Ubuntu aims to be the most widely used Linux system, and is the centre of a global open source software ecosystem.

About Linspire & Freespire

Linspire, Inc. (http://www.linspire.com) was founded in 2001 to bring choice into the operating system market. The company's flagship product, the Linspire operating system, is an affordable, easy-to-use Linux-based operating system distributed primarily pre-installed on PCs for home, school, and business users. Linspire pioneered CNR Technology, which allows Linspire users access to thousands of software programs, each of which can be downloaded and installed with just one mouse click. The thousands of software titles available in the CNR Warehouse (http://www.linspire.com/cnr) include full office and productivity suites, games, multimedia players, photo management software, accounting tools, and more. Freespire (http://www.freespire.org) is a community-driven, Linux-based operating system that combines the best that free, open source software has to offer (community driven, freely distributed, open source code, etc.), but also provides users the choice of including proprietary codecs, drivers and applications as they see fit. With Freespire, the choice is yours as to what software is installed on your computer, with no limitations or restrictions placed on that choice. How you choose to maximize the performance of your computer is entirely up to you.

About CNR

CNR is a one-click digital software delivery service for desktop Linux applications, libraries and packages developed by Linspire, Inc. CNR allows desktop Linux users to find, install, uninstall, manage, and keep updated, thousands of free open source, as well as commercial software programs, on their desktop Linux computer, all with just one click. CNR is so easy to use, literally anyone can use it, of any age or computer skill level.

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