I met the people behind zareason at lindependence in CA, and they are quality people for Linux. Ubuntu is their preferred distro and they seem to feed back into the community. I originally heard about them when I was looking for a someone to sell me a MythTV turnkey setup. Not sure if they still have that available, but they answered my questions quickly and honestly (I had asked if it was turn key enough that I could give to my wife and have her just use it the way she did with the Tivo. He told me no , which what I suspected).
Joshua Zeidner wrote: > Buying from these small dealers can be a total nightmare. I took a look > at their return policy: > > "If you get it and decide that it's just too different from Windows or Mac > for your liking (or for any reason) feel free to return it within 30 days > for a refund. Note that there is a 15% restocking fee on all returns." > > -jmz > > On Mon, Aug 25, 2008 at 8:08 PM, Dan Lund <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote: > >> And on that road, I figure I'll share something I ran across in my >> google advertisements which caught my eye. >> A $299 Ubuntu computer... >> 2ghz cpu, 1gb ram, 160gb sata drive, nvidia 6100 video card, etc.. >> figured I'd share. >> http://www.zareason.com/shop/product.php?productid=16183 >> >> Thanks, >> Dan Lund >> It is necessary for him who lays out a state and arranges laws for it >> to presuppose that all men are evil and that they are always going to >> act according to the wickedness of their spirits whenever they have >> free scope. >> -Niccolo Machiavelli >> >> >> >> On Mon, Aug 25, 2008 at 8:02 PM, Dan Lund >> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>> OH wow, a totally different world for me, then... >>> Though it's a good thing they've gone down that road. I've learned >>> something new today, I feel smart :) >>> >>> Thanks, >>> Dan Lund >>> It is necessary for him who lays out a state and arranges laws for it >>> to presuppose that all men are evil and that they are always going to >>> act according to the wickedness of their spirits whenever they have >>> free scope. >>> -Niccolo Machiavelli >>> >>> >>> >>> On Mon, Aug 25, 2008 at 6:10 PM, Ted Gould <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>>> Dan Lund wrote: >>>>> Pretty much if RHEL does it, CentOS does it, so hardware compatibility >>>>> and service level is equal. >>>>> Okay, so Ubuntu sounds like it was started as a desktop distribution >>>>> geared towards eye candy. Thanks for sharing, I appreciate it. >>>>> >>>> I would say it a little differently. Ubuntu is designed for consumer >>>> level users. It's goals are to be simple to install and configure -- >>>> not something that requires a manual, but we try to keep a good one of >>>> those too. For instance, the Ubuntu installer doesn't ask if you want >>>> to install development packages. We assume that your Grandmother would >>>> be confused by the question and you can use the application installer. >>>> >>>> Some other Ubuntu core values are a predictable release cycle (every 6 >>>> months) and significant community participation (vs. something like >> RHEL). >>>> --Ted >>>> >>>> --------------------------------------------------- >>>> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us >>>> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >>>> http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >>>> >> --------------------------------------------------- >> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us >> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >> http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >> > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss -- Stephen P Rufle [EMAIL PROTECTED] H1:480-626-8022 H2:480-802-7173 Yahoo IM: stephen_rufle AOL IM: stephen1rufle --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss
