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Dell to use Linux Desktop?

Started by Warrior, February 25, 2006, 10:15:22 AM

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Warrior

"Is Dell is on its way to becoming the first tier-one PC vendor to offer a mainstream business Linux desktop to US customers? ...the PC maker may be quietly becoming the first major player to offer easy and relatively affordable way to buy a modern business Linux desktop in the United States. "

Source: http://www.desktoplinux.com/news/NS4870500769.html

I think it's pretty cool giving users an alternative to Windows. As much as I like Windows I think this is a good idea.
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Newby

IIRC (from a post Stealth made a year ago or so) Dell has offered Linux for a while now, as stated in the news article.

I'd love to see Linux go mainstream. If it gets terrible in the exploits and such, it may be motivation to finally re-install to FreeBSD! :D
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Quote from: Rule on June 30, 2008, 01:13:20 PM
Quote from: CrAz3D on June 30, 2008, 10:38:22 AM
I'd bet that you're currently bloated like a water ballon on a hot summer's day.

That analogy doesn't even make sense.  Why would a water balloon be especially bloated on a hot summer's day? For your sake, I hope there wasn't too much logic testing on your LSAT. 

Warrior

Hm, from what I had seen it had only advertised Windows. Maybe we will start seeing it being packaged and advertised using some Linux flavor.
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Sidoh

Haha, didn't know that.  That's pretty nice. :)

Even though it's awesome they're doing this, most users that use Linux will want to install it themselves anyway.

iago

Quote from: Sidoh on February 25, 2006, 11:53:47 AM
Haha, didn't know that.  That's pretty nice. :)

Even though it's awesome they're doing this, most users that use Linux will want to install it themselves anyway.

Current Linux users aren't goinig to care about this.  It's new Linux users that this can benefit. 

Sidoh

Quote from: iago on February 25, 2006, 11:54:37 AM
Current Linux users aren't goinig to care about this.  It's new Linux users that this can benefit. 

Hehe, good point.

Ergot

Just as long as they make it a non shitty distro. Linspire is a terrible rip off -.-
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Newby

If you read, it said it was packing Red Hat... :P
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Quote from: Rule on June 30, 2008, 01:13:20 PM
Quote from: CrAz3D on June 30, 2008, 10:38:22 AM
I'd bet that you're currently bloated like a water ballon on a hot summer's day.

That analogy doesn't even make sense.  Why would a water balloon be especially bloated on a hot summer's day? For your sake, I hope there wasn't too much logic testing on your LSAT. 

Ergot

Quote from: Newby on February 25, 2006, 01:41:32 PM
If you read, it said it was packing Red Hat... :P
I can't read off a computer screen. It's difficult :(. Red Hat can suck my balls.
Quote from: Newby on February 26, 2006, 12:16:58 AM
Who gives a damn? I fuck sheep all the time.
Quote from: rabbit on December 11, 2005, 01:05:35 PM
And yes, male both ends.  There are a couple lesbians that need a two-ended dildo...My router just refuses to wear a strap-on.
(05:55:03) JoE ThE oDD: omfg good job i got a boner thinkin bout them chinese bitches
(17:54:15) Sidoh: I love cosmetology