[SATLUG] Dell and LInux

[Chris Lemire]

Is there a store in SA that sells Dells with Linux on them?

country <glenn.toothman at gmail.com> wrote: Again Dell is offering pre installed Linux

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,257860,00.html

Dell Mulls Pre-Loading Linux on Consumer PCs

*Thursday , March 08, 2007*

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BOSTON  —
Dell Inc. (DELL ) is considering offering
the *Linux*  operating system as an
alternative to Microsoft Corp.'s (MSFT )
Windows on its personal computers, a Dell spokesman said on Tuesday.

The PC maker said it received more than 100,000 customer requests for Linux
in a "suggestion box" posted on Dell's Web site less than three weeks ago.

"We are listening to what customers are saying about Linux and taking it
into consideration," said Dell spokesman David Lord. "We are going forward.
Let's say, 'Certainly stay tuned.'"

• Click here for FOXNews.com's Personal Technology
Center.

Linux is an open-source operating system that is generally available for
free and can be used to run most computers, including Dell's PCs.

Dell does not break out how much it charges for Windows when it calculates
the cost of a computer system, but a basic upgrade version of the software
generally retails for $99.

The only operating system that Dell currently offers on its PCs is Windows,
with one exception, Lord said.

It sells high-end Linux desktops designed specifically for use in oil and
gas exploration, he said.

Making Linux available on other Dell PCs has been the top request since the
Web site was launched on February 16, according to data posted on the site,
as of Tuesday evening.

The second most popular request was that Dell offer another popular free
software title, *OpenOffice* , which
competes with *Microsoft Office* 
Office');> programs including Word, Excel and PowerPoint.




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