2007/9/27, Kris Douglas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > > > On 27/09/2007, Tony Arnold <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Kris, > > > > On Thu, 2007-09-27 at 18:23 +0100, Kris Douglas wrote: > > > > > > On 27/09/2007, Chris Jones <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Hi > > > > > > Kris Douglas wrote: > > > > No windows in the European union? > > > > > > No it's just a very misguided suggestion that no PC should > > > ship with an > > > OS pre-installed. > > > It just means more pain for users and no gain for anyone > > > else. > > > > > > Cheers, > > > -- > > > Chris Jones > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > www.canonical.com > > > > > > -- > > > ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com > > > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk > > > https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/ > > > > > > Agreed, but if you were in a situation where you needed a system that > > > could connect to a domain and run an application that was associated > > > with keeping customers money safe, would you spend ages installing an > > > operating system, or would you go get a machine that had something > > > installed and functioning correctly? > > > > This argument works for any operating system! If I had a Linux > > application doing a similar thing, I would want to buy client machines > > that had Linux pre-installed and just worked. > > > > But this is a circular argument. One reason companies go for Microsoft > > based applications is that they can buy pre-installed clients that just > > work. It's much harder to do for Linux. Somehow, the circle needs to be > > broken! > > > > Regards, > > Tony. > > -- > > Tony Arnold, IT Security Coordinator, University of Manchester, > > IT Services Division, Kilburn Building, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PL. > > T: +44 (0)161 275 6093, F: +44 (0)870 136 1004, M: +44 (0)773 330 0039 > > E: [EMAIL PROTECTED], H: http://www.man.ac.uk/Tony.Arnold > > > > -- > > ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com > > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk > > https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/ > > > > Good point, if pcworld stocked Linux systems... > > -- > Kris Douglas > Softdel Limited Hosting Services > > Web: www.softdel.net > Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > -- > ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk > https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/ > >
I got one word to say: Dell... They are offering 3 models with Ubuntu by default...
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