William Emmanuel S. Yu wrote: > You may want to find a netbook that allows you to run a generic (albiet > trimmed down) linux distribution. Your software might be harder to get > running on stock customized linux distributions that come with some netbooks. > If python is running, I expect my application to run properly. I hope I'm right in thinking this... Thanks for the tip. The only netbook I've seen that comes with Ubuntu installed is Neo 3633 (one of the cheapest, at P10,200 in some shops). The others either come with some Windows variant, or with no OS except Free Dos.
I imagine if more Linux diehards went to shops looking for Linux installed on a machine (even if you aren't actually in the market for one), the shops would start thinking there's a larger market for Linux than they thought, and perhaps install it in more display machines. I always do this whenever I go into a shop, just to see how a salesman would react. By the way, I heard that some shops are bound by contract to pay royalties based on the number of machines sold, whether or not Windows is installed in those machines. If this is true, there's absolutely no reason for a shop to take the extra trouble of installing Linux, as there will be no savings either for them or the buyer. I heard that shops who earlier had been caught making copies had no choice but to sign these contracts as part of the confidential settlement. If there's a shop owner here who knows if this is true, can you drop me a private note please? I want to write something about it. I'll keep my sources confidential of course. Greetings to all, Obet _________________________________________________ Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Mailing List http://lists.linux.org.ph/mailman/listinfo/plug Searchable Archives: http://archives.free.net.ph
