----- Original Message ----- From: Benjamin Scott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Greater NH Linux Users' Group <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, August 02, 2001 3:30 PM Subject: Dell drops support for Linux on desktops, laptops > Comments? > What does it mean to get Linux preinstalled on a Dell desktop? Seriously. Does it mean they will preinstall and support Debian, Progeny, SuSE, Red Hat, Mandrake, etc. or only a selected distros. The latter obviously and that means you have reduced the potential for some preinstall sales. Personally, I would rather just get the machine without an OS or with sufficient info to know the hardware will work and install what I want the way I want it. I suspect my approach is somewhat common among Linux users and makes or a difficult sell by major vendors. It will be used by some to say Linux on the desktop is a failure. <defensive mode> Yes, I am at work and using Win98 because I need certain Win apps. However, it dual boots into Debian and I rather prefer the Gnome desktop all things considered. </defensive mode> Ed Lawson ********************************************************** To unsubscribe from this list, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the following text in the *body* (*not* the subject line) of the letter: unsubscribe gnhlug **********************************************************
