● 12.08.07

●● A Dozen Words Show Why Linspire Just ‘Gets’ Linux

Posted in Free/Libre Software, GNU/Linux, Intellectual Monopoly, Linspire, Microsoft at 11:51 pm by Dr. Roy Schestowitz

From the Publisher Program benefits at Linspire:

Protect your software and IP

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Present EULA requirements or deliver activation keys.

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A quick look at the status and the address bar confirms that this is not a case of cross-site scripting involving microsoft.com. This is Linspire.

Activation key, EULAs, and oh dear! “Intellectual property”, which is a big no-no. It’s somewhat similar to calling copyright infringers “thieves”, “pirates” or — as the head of the MPAA put it the other day — “criminals”. Remember the “high-brow pirates” remark from Linspire’s former CEO? It didn't work out too well.

Even Freespire, by the way, is subjected to terms which can raise a brow. █

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