Re: ready to use debian or ubuntu laptop reccomendations?
On 03/02/2006, Paul Johnson wrote:
> On Thursday 02 March 2006 01:20, Star King of the Grape Trees wrote:
>
>>> Andrew Cady wrote:
>>
>>>>> <snip>
>>> I am very certain that Dell does sell servers that optionally
>>> have Linux, and even says this on their website.
>
>
> Nothing but lip service. I tried this week, still no dice. They
> advertise it on their website, but Dell will not, under any
> circumstance, sell you a preinstalled Linux box. You can even call
> them and ask questions, they'll as politely as possible tell you that
> you're a freaking moron for even thinking they do.
You're not alone. Read this article...
Quoting from: http://www.desktoplinux.com/news/NS7763046071.html
Why Won't Dell Promote Its Linux Desktops?
> Last Thursday, when I wrote about Dell's new Linux desktop, was one
> of the most frustrating days of my professional life. My eWEEK
> colleague John Spooner and I tried our best to get Dell to confess
> that they really had released an honest-to-God Linux desktop.
>
> But Dell simply wouldn't do it.
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