And there's also this one: http://www.linux-on-laptops.com/ Where you can allegedly give your laptop and the site will tell you which Linux Distribution will work with that particular laptop. (If it doesn't, don't blame me!!) ---Al Johnson =================== ----- Original Message ----- From: Vestal, Roy L. <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, January 31, 2002 11:54 AM Subject: RE: [TriLUG] "taxation without representation"
> Check the following: > http://linuxlaptops.com/ll/ > > http://www.linux-laptop.net/ > > They have pretty good links and info on what NOT to buy. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Sinner from the Prairy [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Thursday, January 31, 2002 10:53 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [TriLUG] "taxation without representation" > > > > Folks, > > Are there any clone laptop-makers in the USA. I know that, at least in > Spain, there are a few of those makers (laptop assemblers from Korean and > Taiwanesse parts). > > And, because of that, some friends from LUGs have been able to request the > laptop without an OS, prooving that they ad an OS of their own (the typical > Linux CD + boot floppy). > > Yes, it is ilegal to sell a full computer in Spain w/o an OS. Sofar, Linux > still qulifies as an OS. Maybe even EMACS qualifies too... > > Other vendors, have agreed only to provide the laptops with Linux > pre-installed (by the vendor). > > Do you want me to ask them about those laptop-makers? Maybe there are some > in > the US of A ... > > > > Salut, > Sinner > -- > "I fart in your general direction! Your mother was a hamster and your father > > smelt of elderberries!" > RedHat QA Test Engineer -- Running RedHat 7.2 on i386smp > http://www.ibiblio.org/sinner/ > _______________________________________________ > TriLUG mailing list > http://www.trilug.org/mailman/listinfo/trilug > _______________________________________________ > TriLUG mailing list > http://www.trilug.org/mailman/listinfo/trilug
