Hi Abed, Nice to see you join the Lug :-D By the way not only Dell ships and supports ubuntu!!! Lenovo+SLED 10 too :p
http://laptoplogic.com/news/detail.php?id=1276 http://www.desktoplinux.com/news/NS7778908329.html http://www.crn.com/software/192203481 By the way guys, all Microzoft Licenzes are done through the NICT :-D On Jan 7, 2008 2:36 PM, Abdel Ra'ouf Badawi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hello Guys, > > Sorry for saying that, but don't get so exited!!! > > I don't know if you know that already, but lots of computer manufacturers > nowadays ship PCs and laptops accompanied with some sort of a Linux distro, > this include big names like HP, Fujitsu Siemens, Acer, etc... . Usually the > company will ship a Linux CD / DVD with the machine but will not pre-install > it " or guaranty that its compatible with the hardware", I've seen some PCs > and laptops that come with Fedora Core, FreeDOS, or an Acer custom made > distro called Linpus, I my self got my Acer TM laptop "which I bought 2 > years ago from a computer shop at gardens " pre-installed with Linpus but > this Linpus is useless, it can not do any thing even in run level 3, looks > like a very reduced Linux distro that is able to start up and shutdown only! > on the other hand the laptop came with a CD containing all its M$ Window$ > drivers !! > This is not a way with which computer manufacturers support Linux and free > software, this is only a way that enables them to sell cheaper hardware > without paying or forcing their customers to pay the M$ tax, of course for > an average consumer "especially in this part of the world" the destination > for the this shipped Linux CD / DVD is the trash can, and the destiny of the > computer will be the installation with a pirated M$ OS. > The only hardware vendor that support Linux on it's desktops and laptops > that I know of is Dell, they signed a deal with Canonical, and they now ship > desktops and laptops pre-installed with ubuntu 7.10, there is an option > when buying these machines that you can buy also a 1 year system support > directly from Canonical, but for a price that no body in the Linux > community will be willing to pay ( $125 for basic support, $275 for standard > !!) > > Salaam, > > Abed > > On 1/7/08, Jad madi <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > wrote: > > > > اعتذر عن المشاركه لكوني خارج البلاد > > > > > > On 07/01/2008, Loai Farajallah <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > wrote: > > > يا جماعة خلونا في الموضوع > > > ماذا قررتم بشأن الاجتماع؟ > > > يجب أن نتحرك بسرعة لأن التسجيل بدأ أمس > > > وربما توزع الأجهزة الأسبوع القادم > > > علينا القيام بجهد متواز ٍ مجموعة لتحضير المنشورات, وأخرى للاتصال > > بالجهات > > > المختصة > > > وأنا مع المجموعة الأولى > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On 07/01/2008, Jad madi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > > Internationally Thinkpad R61 usually shipped with Suse > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > Kind regards, > > Abed > > > > -- Ali Al-Shemery Linux Arab Community http://www.linuxac.org --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Jolug" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Jolug?hl=en-GB -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
