[marketing] Re: Best Laptops to Install Fedora

2016-10-05 Thread Sylvia Sánchez
Yes, Glen, but that's a particular situation. The general user that, let's say has a laptop with Fedora and decides to buy a new one might be afraid of wasting money in a machine that won't work well with Fedora. And think is pure common sense to research which computer/hardware work best, so if

[marketing] Re: Best Laptops to Install Fedora

2016-10-04 Thread pamfeuer S
Hardware support on linux is very vague as far as purchase is concerned. Most vendors make sure hardware support is there on linux by default in the latest kernels. The question is more like: Fedora or linux certified laptops. Picking out random bought laptops for a budget wont really make any

[marketing] Re: Best Laptops to Install Fedora

2016-10-03 Thread Glen Rundblom
IMHO: there is also a large difference in audience. The Ubuntu Hardware page is for people who might be worried that their hardware will not work with Ubuntu. I do not think Fedora's user base is as timid. My experience in the Computer Science Dept at the University of Illinois is that the

[marketing] Re: Best Laptops to Install Fedora

2016-10-03 Thread Zoltan Hoppar
Hi We had earlier an HCL hw database, just we had retired long ago - because of plenty of subversions of hw, and were a mess. Ubuntu has preloaded laptops, desktops that they are selling - we don't have that. Moreover every year mass of laptops and computer components are appearing, and I think

[marketing] Re: Best Laptops to Install Fedora

2016-10-03 Thread Eric Nicholls
An article with the best hardware and laptop models that support Fedora out of the box will really attract Linux newcomers to make Fedora their first choice. Ubuntu already makes it easy through a large list: http://www.ubuntu.com/certification/desktop Regards, *Eric Nicholls* On Mon, Oct 3,

[marketing] Re: Best Laptops to Install Fedora

2016-10-03 Thread charles profitt
I love the idea, but I am struggling with the complexity of implementation There are multiple variations of models for manufacturers like Lenovo that make it difficult to say 'best'. For example: The Lenovo X1 Carbon has several models for each year. Then there are CTO (Custom Built to

[marketing] Re: Best Laptops to Install Fedora

2016-10-03 Thread Eduard Lucena
Forwarding this to magazine list. I like more like "Best Hardware" in general. But it will be realliy nice. Best Regards, 2016-10-03 12:07 GMT-03:00 Sylvia Sánchez : > Hello! > > I don't remember anyone bringing this topic, but if it's possible to do it > I would love an

[marketing] Re: Best Laptops to Install Fedora

2016-10-03 Thread Sylvia Sánchez
Hello! I don't remember anyone bringing this topic, but if it's possible to do it I would love an article about this. I think it could be quite helpful. Cheers, Sylvia On 3 October 2016 at 16:17, Eric Nicholls wrote: > > Good morning, > > Has someone considered making