Linspire
Linspire (formerly Lindows) is a commercial operating system based on Debian and Ubuntu and currently owned by PC/OpenSystems LLC. It had been owned by Linspire. Inc. from 2001 to 2008, and then by Xandros from 2008 to 2017.
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| Developer | PC/OpenSystems LLC |
|---|---|
| OS family | Linux (Unix-like) |
| Working state | Active |
| Source model | Mixed (open and closed source) |
| Initial release | August 2001 |
| Latest release | 12 SP1 / May 29, 2023 |
| Update method | CNR |
| Kernel type | Monolithic (Linux) |
| Default user interface | GNOME, Xfce |
| License | Mainly GNU GPL and other free software licences; as well as some proprietary software licenses. |
| Official website | linspirelinux.com |
On July 1, 2008, Linspire stockholders elected to change the company's name to Digital Cornerstone, and all assets were acquired by Xandros.
On August 8, 2008, Andreas Typaldos, CEO of Xandros, announced that Linspire would be discontinued in favor of Xandros; Freespire would change its base code from Ubuntu to Debian; and the Linspire brand would cease to exist.
On January 1, 2018, it was announced that PC/OpenSystems LLC had purchased Linspire and Freespire from Xandros, and that Linspire 7 was available for $79.99, while Freespire 3 was available for free.