Alright, few do and few do not. In any case, I am not convinced that vendors care about what users want. The person who posted it may have done it innocently but I wont buy an argument that Dell is in support of Linux and open source.
On Thu, Jun 17, 2010 at 3:58 AM, John Joseph <jjk_s...@yahoo.com> wrote: > Hi > Take this case , if the moderator has blocked the first mail which was > posted . Most probably I would not have come across this link so soon + I > would not have cut and pasted to the other Linux user group + I would not > have forwarded the mail to our purchase dept to prove that hardware vendors > does support Linux + bookmarked it to the my delicious account and send it > to my delicious contacts. I am sure like me there were others who came to > know about the link through his post . Thanks to the person who posted it > > My point is that let us be pro-active. Let more and more hardware vendors > promote them self by promoting linux (ie they are agreeing that without > linux they will lose market ) . > I remember way back during Redhat 6.2 , so many of my class > mates stoped trying out linux , because the SIS 6215 graphics card problem . > now graphics card /usb / wireless device vendors display on the cover that > it supports Linux. This declaration by vendors will help us. > Thanks > Joseph John > > > > > > --- On Thu, 17/6/10, David Shar <dvds...@gmail.com> wrote: > > From: David Shar <dvds...@gmail.com> > Subject: Re: [fsug-tvm] Re: Why use Ubuntu , according to Dell > To: ilug-tvm@googlegroups.com > Date: Thursday, 17 June, 2010, 11:19 AM > > Well, I get your point. All I ever said was not to bash upon any software > be it free or propriety. I run 7 OS on my machine for their merits and > utilities. In addition, I request the forum administration to cut short all > hardware promotions for Linux or Open Source OS since the vendors other than > nVidia have not supported it or developed drivers for it (please read 'for > the software of user's choice'). > > In 2007 I bought Dell with Ubuntu install disk, they shipped it with > window's logo on it and quick start guide for windows. They didnt even > provide any paper documentation. The owners manual was for Window's Vista > Media Center. > > Best, > David > P.S. - Please use terms Linux and Open Source Software. > > > > On Thu, Jun 17, 2010 at 2:29 AM, John Joseph <jjk_s...@yahoo.com> wrote: > > I am getting lost over here > > I think we should take the wood out of our eye first, and then we will > remove the the speck from others eye. > > > > Here we find problems when some hardware person says Linux works well with > his hardware , forgetting that Linux is benefiting for this mutual support > . This is same across any geographical location > > > > Next after blaming the hardware guys we use more proprietary office suite > to support GPL > > Thanks > > > > > > > > --- On Thu, 17/6/10, David Shar <dvds...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > From: David Shar <dvds...@gmail.com> > > Subject: Re: [fsug-tvm] Re: Why use Ubuntu , according to Dell > > To: ilug-tvm@googlegroups.com > > Date: Thursday, 17 June, 2010, 10:19 AM > > > > I said I have a PPT file since it is a file in power point presentation > format. What difference does that make anyway. Your intelligence entertains > me........ > > > > > > On Wed, Jun 16, 2010 at 11:27 PM, Kartik Singhal <kartiksing...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > > > > > > > On Wed, Jun 16, 2010 at 9:47 AM, David Shar <dvds...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > > > > Right, I have a PPT and I will attach it later or upload it as a google > doc, members can pull it off if they like. > > On Thu, Jun 17, 2010 at 7:57 AM, David Shar <dvds...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > > > > Yes, I understand it but > > the file is on my windows partition and it is a PPT file. > > > > But you didn't say PPT file, you said you have a PPT. > > Let me ask a question - what would you call a spreadsheet in .xls format? I > have an XLS OR I have an XLS file OR I have a spreadsheet? > > > > > > > > > > IMO you can understand the difference yourself. > > > > -- > > Kartik Singhal > > BTech CSE Student, NIT Calicut > > http://www.techglider.com > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > "Freedom is the only law". > > > > "Freedom Unplugged" > > > > http://www.ilug-tvm.org > > > > > > > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > > > > Groups "ilug-tvm" group. > > > > To control your subscription visit > http://groups.google.co.in/group/ilug-tvm/subscribe > > > > To post to this group, send email to ilug-tvm@googlegroups.com > > > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > > > ilug-tvm-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > For details visit the google group page: > http://groups.google.com/group/ilug-tvm?hl=en > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > "Freedom is the only law". > > > > "Freedom Unplugged" > > > > http://www.ilug-tvm.org > > > > > > > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > > > > Groups "ilug-tvm" group. > > > > To control your subscription visit > http://groups.google.co.in/group/ilug-tvm/subscribe > > > > To post to this group, send email to ilug-tvm@googlegroups.com > > > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > > > ilug-tvm-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > For details visit the google group page: > http://groups.google.com/group/ilug-tvm?hl=en > > > > > > > > > > -- > > "Freedom is the only law". > > "Freedom Unplugged" > > http://www.ilug-tvm.org > > > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > > Groups "ilug-tvm" group. > > To control your subscription visit > http://groups.google.co.in/group/ilug-tvm/subscribe > > To post to this group, send email to ilug-tvm@googlegroups.com > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > ilug-tvm-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com > > > > > > > > For details visit the google group page: > http://groups.google.com/group/ilug-tvm?hl=en > > > > > > > -- > > "Freedom is the only law". > > "Freedom Unplugged" > > http://www.ilug-tvm.org > > > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > > Groups "ilug-tvm" group. > > To control your subscription visit > http://groups.google.co.in/group/ilug-tvm/subscribe > > To post to this group, send email to ilug-tvm@googlegroups.com > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > ilug-tvm-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com > > > > > > > > For details visit the google group page: > http://groups.google.com/group/ilug-tvm?hl=en > > > > > -- > "Freedom is the only law". > "Freedom Unplugged" > http://www.ilug-tvm.org > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "ilug-tvm" group. > To control your subscription visit > http://groups.google.co.in/group/ilug-tvm/subscribe > To post to this group, send email to ilug-tvm@googlegroups.com > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > ilug-tvm-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com > > > > For details visit the google group page: > http://groups.google.com/group/ilug-tvm?hl=en > -- "Freedom is the only law". 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