On Mon, 14 Jul 2003, Sharpe, Richard wrote: > And I believe IBM already offers SuSE and Redhat on their PC's
These are very promising developments for Linux, IMHO; as we all know, the most daunting aspect of running Linux for most people is the current need to install and configure it oneself. Preloads from reputable HW makers will remove that factor, and make it more likely that businesses (HP/IBM) and home users (WalMart) will be willing to "take the plunge". They also present Linux on a relatively equal footing with M$'s offerings, which is a milestone in and of itself. As a Mandrake devotee, I'm particularly excited about the HP deal ... it comes at an excellent time, just as the company has announced that they expect to successfully emerge from the Frech equivalent of Chapter 11 by the end of the year - the endorsement of the company and its product that is implicit in the HP contract can only help them in that regard. -- Bill Mullen [EMAIL PROTECTED] MA, USA RLU #270075 MDK 8.1 & 9.0 "In the beginning the Universe was created. This has made a lot of people very angry and been widely regarded as a bad move." - Douglas Adams _______________________________________________ gnhlug-discuss mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss