On Thu, Jun 5, 2008 at 5:04 PM, Randall Shimizu
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> What is needed is a iteration of IBM's /Compaq's software select for Linux.
> About 10 years ago IBM/Compaq had a disk called software select. This disk
> allowed the customer to install the OS of his choice. I was thinking that the
> group could distribute linux disks at Frys or Best buy. One potential issue
> is that Redhat and Suse sell packaged distros so the stores may see this as
> competition.
>
I haven't seen packaged Linux distros at Fry's in the past couple of
years. They used to have a small area, maybe half of one 6-foot shelf
in a stack of 5 shelves, in a display area of perhaps 20 stacks. Not
any more, last I looked.
carl
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