[SATLUG] Done deal: Dell to install Linux

[Ernest de Leon]

The link to the announcement on Dell's site is even more telling....

"Dell has heard you and we will expand our Linux support beyond our existing
servers and Precision workstation line. Our first step in this effort is
offering Linux pre-installed on select desktop and notebook systems. We will
provide an update in the coming weeks that includes detailed information on
which systems we will offer, our testing and certification efforts, and the
Linux distribution(s) that will be available. The countdown begins today."

On 3/29/07, John Pappas <j at jvpappas.net> wrote:
>
> 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
> > > --
> > > Howard Haradon
> > > San Antonio, TX  USA
> > > Open standards computing is the most patriotic.
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# Ernest De Leon

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