On Tue, 01 May 2007 06:01, Roger Searle wrote: <snip> > > This experience leads me to suggest that this distro[Ubuntu] is on the verge of > "ready for the desktop" ie all those windows users out there who > couldn't cope with anything more than what I just did - insert a disk, > answer a few questions (like name, location - NOT the disk partitioning > bit though!) and click the mouse a few times. A few minor > alterations/improvements and almost anyone with half a brain armed with > a disk and a recommendation from one of us is going to be a happy linux > desktop user. > > Cheers, > Roger > > lyndon sutherland wrote: <snip>
Seems like Dell agrees with you Roger. Go to; http://www.desktoplinux.com/news/NS8661763902.html This is a good thing in my opinion. It will make peripheral manufacturers who are ambivalent about supplying open source drivers sit up and take notice. Cheers Ross Drummond
