[brlug-general] [brlug-newbies] Dell gives the go-ahead for Linux

2007-03-30 Thread Mathew Branyon
Posted to General because its good news :) Here is the news straight from Dell's mouth: http://www.dell.com/content/topics/global.aspx/ideastorm/ideasinaction?c=usl=ens=gen Here is Dell's pledge to GPL drivers. http://direct2dell.com/one2one/archive/2007/03/28/9655.aspx I really like the fact

[brlug-general] [brlug-newbies] Dell gives the go-ahead for Linux

2007-03-30 Thread -ray
Not to be negative or rain on the parade, but this isn't going to work unless Dell really puts some muscle behind it. Basically all they're saying is, sure we'll pre-install linux. Get your support from the community forum. Problem is, the people that filled out the survey (yes i filled it

[brlug-general] [brlug-newbies] Dell gives the go-ahead for Linux

2007-03-30 Thread Andrew Baudouin
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[brlug-general] [brlug-newbies] Dell gives the go-ahead for Linux

2007-03-30 Thread Mathew Branyon
You are right, this isn't Dell saying that they are going to support Linux for everyone. It's just a small step. This is a good thing. This is the reason I use Linux: choice. People now have a choice for lih-nucks. Not everyone who buys a computer will consider it, but a lot of people that

[brlug-general] [brlug-newbies] Dell gives the go-ahead for Linux

2007-03-30 Thread -ray
On Fri, 30 Mar 2007, Andrew Baudouin wrote: Not that I like it, but if it is indeed true that Dells w/ Linux cost more than identical Windows configurations, then that can be directly traced back It doesn't make sense, hardware is hardware. But yes I have bought the XP box before after

[brlug-general] [brlug-newbies] Dell gives the go-ahead for Linux

2007-03-30 Thread Andrew Baudouin
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[brlug-general] [brlug-newbies] Dell gives the go-ahead for Linux

2007-03-30 Thread Tim Fournet
Andrew Baudouin wrote: Plus you now have an XP license that you can sell for 70 bucks or something. Not legally.

[brlug-general] [brlug-newbies] Dell gives the go-ahead for Linux

2007-03-30 Thread Joe Fruchey
I know, isn't that stupid? If you're not using it, why can't you sell it? On 3/30/07, Tim Fournet tfournet at tfour.net wrote: Andrew Baudouin wrote: Plus you now have an XP license that you can sell for 70 bucks or something. Not legally. ___