Comments on: Multimedia Test: Ubuntu versus Freespire http://alphabeta.phoneboy.com/1690/multimedia-test-ubuntu-versus-freespire VoIP, Telecom, and Technology Made Simple Wed, 19 Nov 2008 11:49:58 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: PhoneBoy http://alphabeta.phoneboy.com/1690/multimedia-test-ubuntu-versus-freespire#comment-21985 PhoneBoy Wed, 05 Sep 2007 06:31:55 +0000 http://alphabeta.phoneboy.com/1690/multimedia-test-ubuntu-versus-freespire#comment-21985 I think the main difference here is philosophy. They both try to make it as easy as possible within their respective philosophies. To most people, the whole "free as in beer" versus "free as in speech" thing is a non-issue. While I realize there is a difference, and I'm sure you can spend time educating people on those differences, most people don't really care. They just want a usable machine with usable software with a minimum of fuss. I think the main difference here is philosophy. They both try to make
it as easy as possible within their respective philosophies.

To most people, the whole “free as in beer” versus “free as in speech”
thing is a non-issue. While I realize there is a difference, and I’m
sure you can spend time educating people on those differences, most
people don’t really care. They just want a usable machine with usable
software with a minimum of fuss.

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]]> By: Dave Field http://alphabeta.phoneboy.com/1690/multimedia-test-ubuntu-versus-freespire#comment-21969 Dave Field Mon, 03 Sep 2007 18:28:59 +0000 http://alphabeta.phoneboy.com/1690/multimedia-test-ubuntu-versus-freespire#comment-21969 Freespire does indeed come packed full of codec goodness, however i do tend to feel that by selling its soul, the heart of the distro is gone, and I wonder if it will be around in 2 years..? I love reviews like this, because you are not testing like for like, Ubuntu has never said it has all the codecs loaded from the CD, the idea was to have a single Cd (in the days of Fedora and suse being DVD only installs, and you load on what you want. Over the years its added better ways to add the codecs you require, and lets be honest, 10 minutes with Automatix, and whats the real difference between the two packages? CnR ? oh do behave.. Also, 64bit Pc's are the future, and does freespire offer 64bit, with all those codecs? I think no.. Does Ubuntu? Oh, yes.. (i'm using it right now..) that being said, if i have any friends who are looking to move from the other OS, I have suggested Freespire 2.0, and they seem to be happy.. which all in all is a good thing. Freespire does indeed come packed full of codec goodness, however i do tend to feel that by selling its soul, the heart of the distro is gone, and I wonder if it will be around in 2 years..? I love reviews like this, because you are not testing like for like, Ubuntu has never said it has all the codecs loaded from the CD, the idea was to have a single Cd (in the days of Fedora and suse being DVD only installs, and you load on what you want. Over the years its added better ways to add the codecs you require, and lets be honest, 10 minutes with Automatix, and whats the real difference between the two packages? CnR ? oh do behave.. Also, 64bit Pc’s are the future, and does freespire offer 64bit, with all those codecs? I think no.. Does Ubuntu? Oh, yes.. (i’m using it right now..)

that being said, if i have any friends who are looking to move from the other OS, I have suggested Freespire 2.0, and they seem to be happy.. which all in all is a good thing.

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