On Sunday 25 February 2007, Fred A. Miller wrote: > When Michael Dell took back the reins of he company he founded, one of > the first things he did was to launch the feedback site Dell Idea Storm. > Following up on the recent Slashdot discussion of the early results of > this experiment — an overwhelming expressed desire for pre-loaded Linux > — Dell reports on what it plans to do with this feedback. Quoting: "[W]e > are working with Novell to certify our corporate client products for > Linux, including our OptiPlex desktops, Latitude notebooks and Dell > Precision workstations. [On the question of which distro to choose:] > "[T]here is no single customer preference for a distribution of Linux... > We want users to have the opportunity to help define the market for > Linux on desktop and notebook systems. In addition to working with > Novell, we are also working with other distributors and evaluating the > possibility of additional certifications across our product line." > > http://www.dell.com/content/topics/global.aspx/ideastorm/ideasinaction?c=us >&l=en&s=gen
If novell walks in Dell's door with a pre-configured SLED that should be a sweetheart deal. Even if they only made 5 bucks on the deal it would be quite a pot of money. Of course if they show up with a Gnome desktop it will turn so many users off linux that it may never get another chance at a vendor install. Somebody has to solve the Multimedia and Video driver problem because joe sixpack is not going to fight that battle. -- _____________________________________ John Andersen -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
