On Mon, Jan 05, 2004 at 03:04:48PM +0200, Gal Gur-Arie wrote: > http://www.desktoplinux.com/news/NS4871081775.html > > Jan. 05, 2004 > > LinuxCertified has announced the availability of its first Debian > Certified laptop. The new LC2430 model is pre-configured Debian > GNU/Linux, is powered by a 2.66 GHz Pentium 4 processor, has a DVD and > CD-R/W combo drive, and a 15-inch screen among features. > > The system is available for US $1900, with a US $150 discount through > January 31, 2004. Other laptops in the LC2000 family will be certified > on Debian soon, according to a company statement. > > "I am delighted that LinuxCertified is offering a laptop with Debian > pre-installed," said Martin Michlmayr, Leader of the Debian Project. > "Many of our users seek hardware which is officially certified and > supported to work with Debian, and unfortunately there's a shortage of > well-supported Linux laptops in general." > > > ================================================================= > To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with > the word "unsubscribe" in the message body, e.g., run the command > echo unsubscribe | mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] >
This is a very good trend. I'd like to see all laptops come with a
small Tux sticker besides (or instead!) of the regular "Designed for
Windows [ENTER VERSION HERE]" sticker.
I believe that we will see the day when installing Linux on a laptop
will become less of a black art and more of a choice.
It happened on the desktop and is still going strong.
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"Cut your own wood and it will warm you twice"
Regards, Yoni Rabkin Katzenell
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