Ubuntu and Linspire announce partnership

Canonical (the company behing Ubuntu) and Linspire announced a formal partnership today. The press release confirms that Ubuntu will be the first distribution to be supported by the previously announced CNR service. This service will provide an easy and convenient way to install software, including proprietary products like support for DVD playback. Right now there …

Linspire’s Click and Run soon to be available on Ubuntu

Linspire’s user-friendly way of installing software is called CNR (Click and Run). Basically it’s a categorised directory of software with a summary of a software title and a rating system for the users. Linspire itself puts it as following: CNR.com will be a free on-line digital software warehouse and one-click delivery service designed to solve …