On Thu, Mar 29, 2007 at 11:59:35AM -0300, Cassiano Leal wrote: > Ron Johnson wrote: > >-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > >Hash: SHA1 > > > >On 03/29/07 09:34, Sven Arvidsson wrote: > >>On Thu, 2007-03-29 at 14:55 +0100, Paul Walsh wrote: > >>>Passed to me by a colleague: > >>> > >>>http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/6506027.stm > >>> > >>>*grin* > >>I'm not cheering just yet, but I am being cautiously optimistic. From > >>reading this, it seems like Dell maybe, maybe, have got the message > >>right; > >> > >> "Dell recognizes the importance of open source, GPL-licensed > >> drivers which are maintained upstream in kernel.org. They allow > >> users the widest choice of Linux distributions, effectively > >> taking the specific hardware and distribution out of the > >> decision-making process and let you focus on solving your > >> business problems. We will work with our hardware partners to > >> develop, test, and maintain Free drivers, and continue to make > >> progress towards that goal for all drivers." > > > >Now *that* is darned encouraging! > > > >>From http://direct2dell.com/one2one/archive/2007/03/28/9655.aspx > >> > > That is great news! > > I'll probably hold on to buy a laptop and see if these babies are really > worth the shot! I tend to build my own boxes, but rest assured, I *will* buy at least one dell just to support this effort -- assuming it all comes to fruition. A
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