I saw the same thing and thought about doing what you did. I thought that was a hilarious post. Also, how about the one that said "GNU/Wal-Mart".
Jeff ----- Original Message ----- From: "John Hebert" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, June 19, 2002 12:49 PM Subject: A redneck goes shopping was Re: [brlug-general] Mandrake on Microtel systems at Walmart.com soon > 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
