On Mon, 03 May 2004 14:19, Nick Rout wrote: > On Mon, 03 May 2004 13:42:33 +1200 > > Christopher Sawtell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Perhaps I have a different idea as to the meaning of 'half-hearted' from > > the rest of you, because I recon that shoving a Knoppix CD in a little > > portable machine and then asserting you support Linux is indeed > > 'half-hearted'. > > Hold on Chris you have missed something here, like: > > 1. dse deliberately sourced this OS-less laptop to fill the obvious gap > in the marketplace caused by bundling. > > 2. they have put a lot of work into getting linux working on some of its > hardware "features" > > 3. They source an awful lot of linux drivers for their miscellaneous > hardware, put the drivers on their website, and often have a support > page on their website. > > 4. they are pressing and selling mandrake (and I think some others) > distros in their shops.
Thank you for putting me straight. -- Sincerely etc. Christopher Sawtell NB. This PC runs Linux. If you find a virus apparently from me, it has forged the e-mail headers on someone else's machine. Please do not notify me when this occurs. Thanks.
