14 DAY TRIAL // Another big Linux company signs an agreement with the Microsoft Corporation. This time is Linspire Inc., which announced that the agreement with Microsoft will bring Windows Media 10 codecs, VoIP messaging and TrueType font technologies from Microsoft to its Linux distribution, Linspire.
"This agreement will offer several advantages to Linspire Linux users not found anywhere else, such as Windows Media 10 support, genuine Microsoft TrueType fonts, Microsoft patent coverage, improved interoperability with Microsoft Windows computers, and so on." - stated Kevin Carmony, Linspire CEO.
The agreement with Microsoft includes more terms, such as the fact the Linspire must setup Microsoft's Live.com search engine as the default web search engine in the latest version of its Linspire distribution.
It is said that the agreement with Microsoft will bring even more choices to desktop Linux users, and it offers the possibility of a better Linux experience.
Let's have a detailed look at the technologies that Linspire will import from Microsoft:
￭ VoIP Instant messaging - Linspire will license Microsoft's RT Audio Codec to promote voice-enabled interoperability between Linspire's Pidgin (formerly GAIM) instant messaging client and Microsoft's instant messaging clients for business, Microsoft Office Communicator, and - for consumers - Windows Live Messenger.
￭ Digital media - Future releases of Linspire will now support the latest Windows Media 10 audio and video codecs, allowing Linspire and Microsoft Windows users to better share digital media files.
￭ TrueType fonts - Linspire will license popular Microsoft TrueType fonts, including Arial, Georgia, Times New Roman, and Verdana, so Linspire users have improved experiences when creating, editing, and viewing files and documents.
Linspire's price will remain the same and its little brother, Freespire (which will not be affected by this agreement) will remain free.
You can download Freespire Linux distribution now from Softpedia.