[SATLUG] Done deal: Dell to install Linux

[Ernest de Leon]

BRAVO!

Ernest

On 3/29/07, Howard Haradon <hharadon at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Hello,  Looks like Dell is going to act on Linux.  Below is an excerpt
> from the recent online CW.  Full article is here: <A
> HREF="
> http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9014758&source=NLT_AM&nlid=1
> "></A>
>
> March 28, 2007 (Computerworld) -- After floating the possibility last
> month that it might begin selling some of its laptops and desktop PCs
> preloaded with Linux, Dell Inc. today said that it will definitely
> offer Linux on select desktop and notebook computers due to consumer
> demand.
>
> In an announcement on the company's IdeaStorm Web site, Dell said it
> will provide specific models and details about the configurations and
> Linux versions offered in the next few weeks.
>
> Two weeks ago, Dell unveiled an online survey that asked prospective
> buyers what they would buy if Dell once again offered Linux-loaded
> machines for sale. The survey received more than 100,000 responses,
> according to the company. More than than 70% of the respondents said
> they would use a Linux-loaded Dell system for both home and office use
> and said that existing community-based forums would meet their
> technical support needs for a tested and validated Linux operating
> system, according to the company.
>
> The respondents also said that improved hardware support for Linux is
> as important as the distributions that will be offered.
>
> No time frame has been set for when the systems will go on sale.
>
> In a related post on the company's Direct2Dell blog site, Matt Domsch,
> a Linux software architect at Dell, said that the company will work to
> ensure that needed software drivers are available for Linux users as
> part of the new Linux on Dell initiative.   <snip>
>
> HH
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> Howard Haradon
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# Ernest De Leon

"If Microsoft is 'flexible' it explains how their head got where it is."