desktoplinux.com — Dell revealed today that it will be releasing select desktop and notebook systems with pre-installed Linux as an option in the coming weeks. These will be real, live Linux systems that you'll be able to call up and order, just like any other Dell product, according to the article. No word on what distributions will be offered.... yet.
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Closed AccountMar 29, 2007
Linux is a very good OS but on the other hand Dell sux period...Just build your own system and install your choice Distro...
krechetMar 29, 2007
This is very good news. Not because I'd love to have what Dell thinks is a good linux distro, but because this means that the hardware has to be 100% supported by linux (or some proprietary modules that are bad but still make the system work). Now there will be two safe bets for buying a laptop - lenovo and dell. And since dell is cheaper this will hopefully mean that we'll have some good products on the market to choose from.
mercurysquadMar 29, 2007
I got my "Powered by Ubuntu" sticker at CeBIT 2007 last week :DStuck it over the "Designed for WinXP" logo, to commemorate getting rid of XP altogether.
mercurysquadMar 29, 2007
"it was a deliberate con job by some Linux users"..who are obviously getting paid for it, unlike Microsoft, which has gotten Dell to pre-bundle Windows for purely the benefit of humanity.
generalloyMar 29, 2007
"Well, the 'especially kids' part is a problem. Most high school kids want to cam on msn, for example. They power on their Ubuntu machine and log on to Gaim, and find there is no voice or cam. Then they install aMSN only to find the cam not working half of the time.. yahoo photo sharing doesn't work, no doodle imvironment, etc etc."True, Gaim is idiotic for not including cam support in 2007. They're apparently working on it, but a gaim-vv (voice/video) fork actually WORKED a while ago and they chose not to integrate it.So it's AMSN or Kopete for MSN peeps who want to cam.
hyuuuMar 30, 2007
i agree, dell really isn't so great.. their customer service is just as bad.. i expect a lot of problems for awhile..none the less.. i hope other computer manufacturers follows dell's example and allows the option for linux..and it is possible to build a laptop O.o why you all burying em' down?
quadducApr 5, 2007
You can sell free software too.You could charge a fee for distribution (but you can't stop anyone from redistributing copies for no charge). You could offer a subscription service or paid support, warranty...By the way, BSD is not copyleft. It's a free software license, but it's not a copyleft one, like GPL.
siucdudeMay 2, 2007
WOW, ITS GOING TO BE UBUNTU!!!!!!!
dmitriyvozJun 25, 2007
i was gonna grab a dell inspiron 6400 with vista ( do the whole decline the license and get my money back for the windows license) now i think i'll hold on and get one with linux preloaded( even if i don't like the distro). The same theme on Russian sites: <a class="user" href="http://pivo.in.ua">http://pivo.in.ua</a> <a class="user" href="http://www.alcogol.kiev.ua">http://www.alcogol.kiev.ua</a>
turdiggJun 27, 2007
If they support it <a class="user" href="http://www.voyage-voyage.info">http://www.voyage-voyage.info</a> , that means they'll have drivers for all the hardware <a class="user" href="http://www.vip-tour.biz">http://www.vip-tour.biz</a> , which is really what we want anyway <a class="user" href="http://www.viptraveler.info">http://www.viptraveler.info</a> . Not that most hardware isn't already recognized by most distros <a class="user" href="http://www.ukrtravel.org">http://www.ukrtravel.org</a> . It'll be interesting to see if they ship the systems <a class="user" href="http://www.automig.info">http://www.automig.info</a> pre-installed with the nvidia drivers and adobe acrobat reader <a class="user" href="http://www.megatourism.info">http://www.megatourism.info</a> . I'm sure they will add Crossover Office to the mix so they can throw in some MS options <a class="user" href="http://www.autorial.info">http://www.autorial.info</a> .
elitorkAug 31, 2007
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mhmdkhamisSep 28, 2007
"For cases such as WinModems, for which there are neither open source nor proprietary drivers available, Dell will be encouraging users to substitute a hardware-based modem. "However, we can't substitute <a class="user" href="http://www.paramegsoft.com/forum/">http://www.paramegsoft.com/forum/</a>hardware-based modems in our notebooks without redesigning and significantly increasing the price of the <a class="user" href="http://www.paramegsoft.com/">http://www.paramegsoft.com/</a> system. If it's important to you to have a hardware-based modem, you would add <a class="user" href="http://fr.paramegsoft.com/forum/">http://fr.paramegsoft.com/forum/</a>one into your PC Card or ExpressCard slot.""
mhmdkhamisSep 28, 2007
<a class="user" href="http://www.paramegsoft.com/forum/forum53/">http://www.paramegsoft.com/forum/forum53/</a><a class="user" href="http://fr.paramegsoft.com/">http://fr.paramegsoft.com/</a>but still windows the best
waterdownNov 25, 2007
thx for the tips..<a class="user" href="http://www.ssblogging.com">http://www.ssblogging.com</a>
vladimirmiliciDec 7, 2007
Dell laptops are very popular in US.Personally i prefer Hp/compaqI found some fresh Dell news here: <a class="user" href="http://www.niftynotebooks.com/dell">http://www.niftynotebooks.com/dell</a>
mdr3mFeb 21, 2008
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