On Thu, 18 Mar 2004 20:52, Patrick Dunford wrote:Are there other products in the DSE range that would be considered "Linux friendly" such as desktop computers?
Yuri de Groot wrote:
BTW his PC is an Acer bought from DSE, the most linuxAlready asked this and no replies, so I'll try to get the ball rolling a
friendly computer retailer in NZ.
little. I bought two Realtek NICs from DSE, because they are included
with drivers for Linux. As it happens, Debian comes with enough drivers
to run the cards, so I didn't have to compile the drivers that came with
them.
In those cases the best thing about having the driver on a disk from DSE is that you know what driver to use. Often your distro will have a more up to date compiled driver, but at least you know what to look for :-)
Also there is the laptop without an OS. Do they also sell desktops
without OS?
not at present I think. But they have plans to if the OS-less laptop sells ok. Shame the laptop is a little deficient, it may skew the results.
What other product range would qualify?
Not sure what u are asking Patrick.
I don't know much about their services, only some of the hardware that they sell.Some of the stuff that they do sell is in a limited range. Ascent in
Wellington will sell you a complete system without an OS, they have a
wider product range with more choice of brands, and very competitive
pricing.
DSE are pretty good on linux support. They activley support linux, source drivers, test them, adapt them till they work etc. They put together a lot of rebranded OEM stuff, so they get a chance to pick and choose, and to test.
Chris Day from DSE is on the nzlug list, I suggested to him recently that they include the output of lspci for their systems on their webpage. He thought that sounded good and says he will implement it. In this way people can see exactly what chipsets and so on are in the boxes.
Will Ascent provide a similar service?
Now some housekeeping. A little while back I got overexcited about a large number of messages coming into my inbox. I have not read the reply to my message that was posted. However the supposed vast number of messages appears to be some fantasy on my part in any case so I just want to apologise for that comment.
My interest in linux is as something I have to work with on servers, both where I work and on the ISP that hosts my domains and a website or two. As of this moment I have no plans to set up any desktop computers using it either where I work or at home. A lot of negative comments have been directed at Windows users, however I do not see a lot of people out there making money from selling or supporting Linux, most of the people I can think of who sell specialised Linux stuff get their bread on the table from sales of other products, including proprietary stuff like Windows or running on Windows. Most of them are fundamentally decent people who have to feed their families. I do not have the time or inclination to get involved in evil empire type campaigns which are directed in part against some of my most valued friends.
