Yeah, my name is Hamid too when I've had a few too much to drink.
What is there to be certified...really... Can't be that much.
thanks,
George Vieira
Network Administrator
Citadel Computer Systems P/L
http://www.citadelcomputer.com.au
-----Original Message-----
From: David Sainty [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Tuesday, 6 June 2000 5:08 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: [SLUG] Dell + Notebook + Linux - Latest
Oh dear.
Another bit of news on my futile quest..... I rang Dell again today (no
response from my e-mail surprise surprise), and spoke to a "senior" sales
guy at Dell who was in fact quite helpful - Hamid I believe his name was.
He was stumped a little trying to explain that while the particular model
notebook I wanted _was_ available with Linux pre-loaded in the US, I still
couldn't get it here.
The reasoning was something along the lines of "it hasn't been certified
for this region". I'm left thinking to myself: "Oh crap! They're gonna
take the Linux notebook into .... the SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE!!! Its gonna
blowwwww!!!! <BOOM!!!>" I was even on hold, before he confirmed that while
indeed I could not get a Dell notebook with Linux unless I flew to the US,
I should just get the Windows _98_ verison and install Linux myself.
New definitions
---------------
M$ Tax Minimisation: "The conscious decision to purchase Windoze 98
instead of Windoze NT or Windoze 2000 because less money exits your
pocket to M$."
M$ Tax CuT: "The introduction of a new version of Windoze cheaper than
those presently available."
David S..
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