Linspire add-ons

[Kurt Wall]

On Sat, Oct 30, 2004 at 11:50:40PM -0400, linux-sxs at whereaboutsunknown.us took 20 lines to write:
> I have been considering using Linspire as my linux 
> desktop/workstation.  But I have a question.
> 
> Linspire uses CNR (Click-aNd-Run) to add additional software 
> packages.   Many of the packages are either freely available, or are 
> functionally similar to freely available packages.
> 
> My question is: Is it necessary to subscribe (~$50/year) to the membership 
> to get additional software or can I install additional packages from the 
> freely available linux software.  Does Linspire have a package manager that 
> can be used?

I don't know much about Linspire, but I rarely think much of package
managers. For all their alleged benefits, they seem to dumb down the
maintenance task and create an unfortunate reliance on the judgement of the
packagers as to what's appropriate to install on your machine.

Kurt
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