[SATLUG] Done deal: Dell to install Linux

[John Pappas]

This is neat, but the last line is telling:
"No time frame has been set for when the systems will go on sale."

On 3/29/07, Ernest de Leon <dryicezero at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> 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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