The new Freespire 1.0 was just released a few days ago which was nearly one month ahead of schedule. It appears that the built-in codec support is the big feature of Freespire which provides a great out-of-the-box experience. This review on the first impression of Freespire really covers everything that makes it so great and they conclude by saying:
It’s too early to say whether or not Freespire can be the king of newcomer-oriented distros; a few weeks of usage will be needed to determine the its stability and see if any problems crop up. Nonetheless, it certainly offers the best out-the-box experience of any free-as-in-beer distro we’ve seen, and could genuinely open up Linux to a wider audience. Without doubt the codec support is the most notable feature, but the clean K menu and single app-per-task selection also contribute to a very approachable desktop.
The only thing that they really criticize is that Freespire takes twice as long as Ubuntu to boot-up on the same computer. That is a little depressing but Ubuntu does startup remarkably quick. If you haven’t given Freespire a whirl yet there is no better time than the present…so go try it.
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Forgot to mention the fact that it’s ugly too?
I actually don’t think the interface is that bad. I like the choice of graphics and, to me, it gives Linux a fresh look.
-Ryan