Linspire 6.0 Desktop Linux Operating System Released

Commercial Offering Builds on Popular Ubuntu Distribution, Adding New CNR
Service, Proprietary Software, Drivers, Codecs, and is First Release to
Include Microsoft Technology

SAN DIEGO, Oct. 10 (medianowonline)-Linspire, Inc., developer of the
Linspire commercial and Freespire community desktop Linux operating systems
and CNR.com, a free Linux software delivery service, today announced the
immediate availability of Linspire 6.0, the latest commercial release of
the desktop Linux operating system. Building on the best of open source
software using Ubuntu as its base line, Linspire 6.0 adds licensed
proprietary drivers, codecs, and software in its core distribution to
provide a better user experience.

The first commercial release from Linspire, Inc. in over two years,
Linspire 6.0 continues its traditional focus on ease-of-use and bundles
proprietary software where there are no viable open source alternatives,
providing improved hardware, file type, and multimedia support, such as
MP3, Real, Java, Flash, ATI, nVidia, WiFi, and many more. Linspire 6.0 is
also the first commercial release to incorporate several technologies from
Microsoft including Windows Media, True Type Fonts, as well as Open XML
translators that allow OpenOffice to open and edit Microsoft Word .docx
formatted documents.

"Today we continue the Linspire tradition by offering the choice of a
better overall experience for users new to desktop Linux," said Larry
Kettler, President and CEO of Linspire, Inc. "Linspire 6.0 further bridges
the gap between open source and commercial software, combining the best
from each into a single easy-to-use, familiar and productive operating
system."

Linspire 6.0 is the first commercial desktop Linux operating system to
bundle the CNR Client (beta), providing one-click access to thousands of
open source and popular commercial applications such as Sun's StarOffice,
Parallels Workstation, Win4Lin, CodeWeaver's Crossover Office,
TransGaming's Cedega, commercial games and many more.

"If you are genuinely interested in finding an OS alternative, Linspire
6.0 will show you how far desktop Linux has come" continued Kettler. "We
have put everything into this latest commercial release to make it our most
complete offering to date."
Linspire 6.0 begins with Ubuntu (Version 7.04) as its base line and
then adds software from six broad categories, further expanding Linspire's
capabilities:
CNR Client (beta) provides free one-click access to thousands of open
source applications, as well as commercial software such as Sun's
StarOffice, Parallels Workstation, Win4Lin, CodeWeaver's Crossover Office,
TransGaming's Cedega, commercial games and many more. Linspire 6.0 users
will be able to automatically update the CNR Client when future versions
are released.

KDE is added for an easier-to-use and more comfortable interface, with
a more familiar look and feel for Apple Mac and Microsoft Windows users.
Enhanced applications and features are added for superior usability and
ease of use, modifying software applications such as Firefox and
Thunderbird, and along with the inclusion of Linspire-sponsored open source
software like Lsongs and Lphoto.
Proprietary software is added when necessary, such as Java, Flash, and
Adobe Acrobat, in order to provide overall increased interoperability and
enhanced user experience.
Proprietary codecs are added to expand multimedia compatibility and
provide a superior overall computing experience so users can listen to MP3
files, play Windows Media files and much more.
Proprietary drivers are added to expand hardware compatibility and
provide optimum 3D graphic card support, better WiFi support and more.

Version 6.0 is also the first commercial offering from Linspire to
provide customers with Microsoft patent covenants. In June of 2007,
Linspire and Microsoft entered into a broad interoperability and technical
collaboration agreement to facilitate interoperability between Windows and
Linspire, which included intellectual property assurances. The agreement
promotes customer choice and strengthens the bridge between the
Microsoft(R) Windows(R) and Linux operating systems.(PRN)