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ReactOS [1] has similar interface to LindowsOS. But ReactOS is still in active development. Also LindowsOS was sued by Microsoft [2] back in 2001. Maybe this i

by tux 5y ago

ReactOS [1] has similar interface to LindowsOS. But ReactOS is still in active development. Also LindowsOS was sued by Microsoft [2] back in 2001. Maybe this is why its gone now. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ReactOS https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ReactOS [2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_Corp._v._Lindows.com,_Inc https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_Corp._v._Lindows.com....

tinus_hn 5y ago
One is a reimplementation of the Windows operating system, the other is a Linux distribution that looks and is named kind of like Windows. Actually the page you linked states what happened to LindowsOS, they won a settlement, got $20 million and changed names.
- tux 5y ago
  Your right :) Thanks for pointing this out.
- hnlmorg 5y ago
  Interestingly Linspire are still releasing. In fact their latest was just a few days ago! However you could be forgiven for thinking their homepage was a scam given it's dated look: https://www.linspirelinux.com/ https://www.linspirelinux.com/
  - techrat 5y ago
    Still looks better than some distro pages, to be honest....
  - devenblake 5y ago
    The only premade installation media available are flash memory? I want a big box CD case! They lost a potential customer with this one!
  - weare138 5y ago
    Their site is a blogger.com page. And they're charging $29.99 for a tweaked version of Ubuntu. I wonder who's actually paying for that?
    - grawprog 5y ago
      >Linspire is certified in many states to run government intranet and web based applications. Linspire is the ONLY Debian and Ubuntu based system that is certified by Oracle and IBM to host and deploy their respective cloud technologies. Linspire is deployed by 4 out of 5 US military branches and is in use by the NOAA and the National Weather Service.
      - weare138 5y ago
        Interesting, you'd think they would have a more professional website.
        grawprog 5y ago
        Nah look at their customers, government, military, NASA, the weather service, that's exactly the kind of website I'd expect for a product with them as their primary customers.
swills 5y ago
Sure, but does it have the Lindows Rock? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QSdRTOh2jeA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QSdRTOh2jeA

by tux 5y ago

tinus_hn 5y ago

One is a reimplementation of the Windows operating system, the other is a Linux distribution that looks and is named kind of like Windows. Actually the page you linked states what happened to LindowsOS, they won a settlement, got $20 million and changed names.

tux 5y ago
Your right :) Thanks for pointing this out.
hnlmorg 5y ago
Interestingly Linspire are still releasing. In fact their latest was just a few days ago! However you could be forgiven for thinking their homepage was a scam given it's dated look: https://www.linspirelinux.com/ https://www.linspirelinux.com/
- techrat 5y ago
  Still looks better than some distro pages, to be honest....
- devenblake 5y ago
  The only premade installation media available are flash memory? I want a big box CD case! They lost a potential customer with this one!
- weare138 5y ago
  Their site is a blogger.com page. And they're charging $29.99 for a tweaked version of Ubuntu. I wonder who's actually paying for that?
  - grawprog 5y ago
    >Linspire is certified in many states to run government intranet and web based applications. Linspire is the ONLY Debian and Ubuntu based system that is certified by Oracle and IBM to host and deploy their respective cloud technologies. Linspire is deployed by 4 out of 5 US military branches and is in use by the NOAA and the National Weather Service.
    - weare138 5y ago
      Interesting, you'd think they would have a more professional website.
      - grawprog 5y ago
        Nah look at their customers, government, military, NASA, the weather service, that's exactly the kind of website I'd expect for a product with them as their primary customers.

swills 5y ago

Sure, but does it have the Lindows Rock? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QSdRTOh2jeA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QSdRTOh2jeA