Linspire Releases Freespire 2.0 Linux OS

Linspire, a developer of the Linspire commercial and Freespire community desktop Linux operating systems and CNR.com, a free Linux software delivery service, have announced the immediate availability of Freespire 2.0, the latest version of the free desktop Linux operating system.

Using Ubuntu as its baseline, Freespire 2.0 adds legally licensed proprietary drivers, codecs, and applications in its core distribution, to provide a better user experience. Freespire 2.0 ( http://www.freespire.org ) also continues to offer users the ability to choose what software they want installed on their computer, without limitations or restrictions.

“Version 2.0 is the first Freespire based off of the popular Ubuntu distribution,” explained president and CEO of Linspire, Larry Kettler. “Freespire 2.0 picks up where Ubuntu leaves off by adding proprietary software, drivers and codecs, to make for a more complete turn-key solution for mainstream desktop computing.”

“This is by far our most advanced desktop Linux system we’ve released to date,” said Kettler. “Everything is cutting edge, utilising the latest core technologies, from the Kernel to KDE, with the infrastructure in place to keep Freespire updated and current, moving forward.”

Freespire 2.0 also claims to provide users with enhanced Microsoft Word document interoperability by including Open XML translators that allow OpenOffice to open and edit Microsoft Word .docx formatted documents.