Click'N'Run on Ubuntu - good or bad?

[Sammi]

Please read before you choose:

Just so that you'll base your opinion on something up to date, please see these pages for new info on CNR:

Wikipedia.org on CNR: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Click%27N%27Run

CNR's official homepage: http://www.cnr.com/

Screenshots and diagram of Ubuntu integration: http://www.cnr.com/screenshots.html

[SunnyRabbiera]

This could be positive, CNR does provide a good alternative to the traditional way we install things in linux and on the other side there are many negitives about CNR.
But i can see a good positive here, linspire has for the longest time offered proprietary drivers and format support and is backed by some of the heavy hitters in the industry.
I would not mind the ability to purchase the rights to play MP3's, DVD's, WMA's, MOV's, etc as that makes linux legitimate.
CNR can be a heavy positive for us.

[weatherman]

choice is good, cnr is bad.

[SunnyRabbiera]

well with the source code coming it would be easy to make something that is a lot better.

[xabbott]

If you want wide spread adoption of Linux/Ubuntu CNR is good. A common software delivery method is really important for commercial software developers.

I've never used Linspire or Freespire, they aren't my type of Linux distro. But I really appreciate the efforts they have taken in getting more widespread adoption for OS alternatives.

The amount of negativity they receive from the Linux community is ridiculous. Regardless of your opinion of the distros they are one of the few really trying to do what it takes to bring Linux to more desktops.

[PriceChild]

What happens when users install random software for CNR then decide to come here because things have broken?

apt is THE way to install packages on Ubuntu, anything more and you're asking for breakage.

[Eddie Wilson]

I do believe that this could be a really good thing for linux. Now people are wanting to try something else but are fearful of the command line or even Synaptic or whatever other distros may use for package downloads. You have to admit that sometimes the program names are not all that great when you go looking at what you can download. This would really make it simple for new linux users. If you didn't want to use it thats ok too. I don't think its crap like some people voted. Why would they say that? It would be nice if at least they would give their opinion why they like or dislike it.
Have a Nice Day,
Eddie

[frodon]

This has been discussed many times and ended in flame war really often.

Those who need to pay because lbdvdcss and things like that are not allowed in their country generally see an interest in this and others have in general no interest in CNR.

So if you want an overview of the question please read the existing threads :
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=138603
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=138616
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=136860
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=138366

I think the topic has been well discussed already in the existing threads, i see no need of this poll since it's pretty much the same one than the one in the links i gave.

[tbroderick]

What happens when users install random software for CNR then decide to come here because things have broken?

They appear to be syncing the Ubuntu repo's with CNR, so in theory it shouldn't lead to any major breakage. I'd imagine that most people will just use CNR to install 3rd party apps that aren't in the Ubuntu repo's because of various reasons like licensing.

[G Morgan]

What happens when users install random software for CNR then decide to come here because things have broken?

apt is THE way to install packages on Ubuntu, anything more and you're asking for breakage.

CNR does use Apt though, it integrates with the normal system.

It's quite simple really, either it works and people will use it or it sucks and people won't. Nobody will be forced either way.