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Re: What Xandros Has Up Its Sleeve
Posted by: Jack M. Germain 2008-09-10 22:59:56

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Custom Linux provider Xandros will release a free Linux OS called "Freespire 5" during the fourth quarter of 2008. This next version of Freespire will be based on the Debian GNU/Linux "Lenny" release rather than the Ubuntu Linux platform Freespire 4 uses. The move spearheads a new Xandros consolidated desktop strategy following its acquisition in July of Linspire, the developer of the CNR software distribution platform. Linspire also developed the commercial Linux OS called "Linspire" and the community-supported Freespire Linux desktop OS.

Xandros playing smoke and mirrors????
Posted by: freeware 2008-12-08 14:26:40 In reply to: Jack M. Germain

I have heard from various sources that Xandros is quietly closing up some of its "expansion" initiatives and focusing much more on partnering with Microsoft. They do not seem to be doing anything to promote or maintain their products. Their email acquisition Scalix is in sore need of updating just to catch up to the competition and as you said here, they have walked away from their Xandros desktop and you do not even hear about their server product anymore. So what does everyone else hear?