On Thursday 01 March 2007 16:19:22 alan c wrote: > Fabian Rodriguez wrote: > > alan c wrote: > >> For some days now there has been an avalanche of requests for linux > >> including Ubuntu, on Dell machines, [...] > >> But why do I not see a Ubuntu comment in addition to Novell? > >> And why is it only corporate products? > > > > Eric S Raymond provides some insight in his " World Domination 201" > > paper. I posted about this in the past few days here: > > http://www.salmar.com/pipermail/wftl-lug/2007-February/015369.html > > http://www.salmar.com/pipermail/wftl-lug/2007-February/015384.html > > > > So really, we need to stop correlating the survey with their Novell > > announcement and remember this is a limited, > > corporate-market target, Novell-only-for-now deal. Good news, but > > certainly not "Any Linux on all Dells for eveyone, because of this > > single survey". Why ? Among other reasons, the seer size of Dell - but > > also pressure from MS I guess. > > > > They actually clarified that later on: > > http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&t > >axonomyName=linux_and_unix&articleId=9011907&taxonomyId=122&intsrc=kc_top > > > > Fabian Rodriguez > > https://wiki.ubuntu.com/FabianRodriguez > > yes thanks, the corporate question was perhaps a distraction. > > My main concern is that someone closely related to Ubuntu is into the > situation to get a good and early outcome for Ubuntu. > Just to add the inside view : we are doing many things in Canonical that are commercial and therefore confidential. If you ever get an idea for a new partner activity of any kind, you can drop me a mail ;-)
> This does *not* mean preinstalled by Dell I think that is rather > unlikely, but influencing the information about drivers. > See above ... and know that we have our fingers on lots of pulses. > Dell are not going to do much for ubuntu just yet, but we can get a > lot of leverage about drivers and maybe influence Dell choices behind > the scenes. > See the two paragraphs above ! Malc > -- > alan cocks > Kubuntu user#10391 -- ***** Please note the new mobile and home office numbers ***** Ubuntu - Linux for Human Beings http://www.ubuntu.com http://www.canonical.com ------------------- Grusse/Cordialement/Saluti/Saludos/Med Venlig/Helsning/Saygilarimla Mobile : +44 (0) 7769 703709 Home Office : +44 (0) 1483 481712 Office : +44 (0) 20 7052 9842 ext 22 Fax : +44 (0) 20 7052 9849 Mail : Axiscross House, 25/27 Mossop Street, London SW3 2LY UK ------------------- -- ubuntu-marketing mailing list ubuntu-marketing@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-marketing
