10-4 y'all, I'm from Baker. We pronouce thayet Baakur. ;-> When you get right down to it, the whole idea of a Louisiana Linux User Group has to raise an eyebrow or two in other states... 8-P
We'uns can 'em down at the Wal-mart now. I love it. Doug --- Shannon Roddy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hey now... That hits close to home.... :-P > > with the exception of the Nascar sheets.... > > Shannon > > On Wed, 2002-06-19 at 12:49, John Hebert wrote: > > Seen on /. > > > > Wal-Mart Shopping List (Score:2, Funny) > > by rirugrat on Wednesday June 19, @01:36PM (#3730409) > > (User #255768 Info | http://www.christiancarroll.net/) > > Hmmm...let's see... > > > > Powerbait Rubber Worms (check) > > Sam's Pork Rinds (check) > > Nascar Queen-size bed sheets (check) > > George Foreman Lean Mean Grilling Machine (check) > > Unix box (check) > > > > John Hebert > > > > --- Nashid Hasan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > This time its Mandrake...... > > > > > > > > > As early as next week, Walmart.com will begin > > > selling Microtel PCs loaded > > > with the Mandrake Linux distribution. > > > Keep your eye on Walmart.com for new Microtel > > > systems bearing the Mandrake > > > logo. The systems will sell alongside the newly > > > announced Lindows-based > > > PCs, say sources. And continue to look for more > > > online retail > > > envelope-pushing from Wal-Mart's online wing, of all > > > places. > > > MandrakeSoft CEO Jacques Le Marois confirms the news > > > this morning, and > > > company spokeswoman Margaret Waters says, while a > > > contract with Microtel > > > has not been finalized, the company is working on > > > getting Mandrake > > > certified to run like clockwork on the Microtel > > > systems. Waters is hopeful > > > that the dotted line will be signed and PCs up for > > > sale by the end of next > > > week. > > > Walmart.com and Microtel are getting a lot of press > > > lately, mostly because > > > Walmart.com is the first major retailer to offer > > > something other than the > > > standard Windows PC. With Walmart.com taking the > > > first leap, it's possible > > > that other stores will follow in selling bare > > > systems and those with Linux > > > preloaded. > > > Walmart.com has a few well-placed electronics buyers > > > who are savvy to > > > Linux, and a management team looking for ways to > > > reinvigorate stagnant > > > computer sales numbers. The combination has resulted > > > in innovations like > > > the Windows-free Microtel line and has generated > > > strong sales and low > > > return numbers, a trend Walmart.com may hope will > > > continue with the > > > introduction of Linux systems. According to sources, > > > the buyers chose > > > Lindows first because of perceived > > > user-friendliness. > > > But the move to Mandrake may be seen as a better one > > > for the Linux world > > > and for people who want to purchase the Microtel > > > systems with Linux, > > > because Mandrake has been around for years, is > > > already on the brink of a > > > 9.0 release level and has an established reputation > > > for providing support. > > > In support of LindowsOS, however, Rich Hindman of > > > Microtel says that as of > > > Monday, June 17, the version of Lindows that lives > > > in the systems sold > > > through Walmart.com is LindowOS 1.1, not the beta > > > SPX mentioned in a quote > > > from a Lindows PR spokeswoman in Tuesday's report. > > > A source close to Walmart.com says that Lindows > > > itself is "ready to roll," > > > and that drivers are the only hold up. The > > > Walmart.com units contain > > > special custom drivers written specifically for the > > > Microtel project. "The > > > only way someone can get Lindows 1.1 is to buy a > > > computer with it > > > pre-installed," says Hindman, vice president at > > > Microtel. > > > There has been some disdain expressed in the Linux > > > community over the > > > perception that Lindows has been reluctant to > > > release source code under the > > > terms of the GPL. Brad Kuhn of the Free Software > > > Foundation expressed some > > > concern that Lindows was going to market at > > > Walmart.com without a fitting > > > EULA. "We have promised [Lindows CEO Michael] > > > Robertson a rewrite of his > > > EULA, and it is waiting for time from our general > > > counsel to write one. We > > > do wish he'd told us in confidence that this > > > Wal-Mart deal was imminent; we > > > could have expedited the work on the EULA if we'd > > > known." > > > > > > > > > --Nash > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > General mailing list > > > [email protected] > > > http://brlug.net/mailman/listinfo/general_brlug.net > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > > Do You Yahoo!? > > Yahoo! - Official partner of 2002 FIFA World Cup > > http://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com > > > > _______________________________________________ > > General mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://brlug.net/mailman/listinfo/general_brlug.net > -- > Shannon Roddy > __________________________________________________________________ > Systems Administrator California Institute of Technology > [EMAIL PROTECTED] LIGO Livingston Observatory > ph: (225)686-3106 19100 LIGO Lane > fx: (225)686-7189 Livingston, LA 70754 > Web Page http://www.ligo-la.caltech.edu/~sroddy > Calendar/Schedule See Home Page > Wireless Email (255 Chars) [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > _______________________________________________ > General mailing list > [email protected] > http://brlug.net/mailman/listinfo/general_brlug.net __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? 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