Re: Woohooo! Dell + Linux
On Thu, 29 Mar 2007 11:27:36 -0500
Ron Johnson <ron.l.johnson@cox.net> wrote:
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> On 03/29/07 06:15, Max Hyre wrote:
> > Ron Johnson wrote:
> >> There will be a limited number of models and they'll be more
> >> expensive (if for no other reason than companies like Symantec can't
> >> sell ad space on a Linux desktop).
> >
> > Why the devil shouldn't they be able to sell ad space to Symantec?
> > (I presume that's what you mean.)
> >
> > There's no reason in the world at all they shouldn't put up a Gnome
> > desktop with icons offering AOL, Symantec, or Joe's Bar & Grill, so long
> > as a) AOL et al. give them (Dell) money, and b) AOL writes a version
> > which runs on GNU/Linux. If enough folks buy these boxes, it may become
> > worth AOL's while. After all, Dell's got to sell to Aunt Tillie, too,
> > if this thing's going to fly.
>
> There's no AOL client for Linux and no need for Symantec anti-virus
> products.
No official AOL client; there's always penggy.
>From the package description:
> Description: connects to AOL via modem or TCP/IP
> The project aims to be a full AOL client including all known access methods
> like DSL, cable, TCP/IP or modem (with the modem-emulation of linux via
> /dev/ttyI* ISDN, too).
>
> Currently, only TCP/IP and modem is supported.
Celejar
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