Reading some more of the posts on /. they may reverse themselves on the no "complete care" thing, At least one Dell rep has said it was a "glitch" Lets give them a day or two before jumping in with hob nailed boots.
graham On 6/5/07, Jim Hribnak <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Check this out http://linux.slashdot.org/linux/07/06/05/145238.shtml > > > Looks like Dell is not going to give Hardware support for their laptops with > Ubuntu on them. Man how things change in a hurry > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf > Of bogi > Sent: Monday, May 28, 2007 3:45 PM > To: CLUG General > Subject: [clug-talk] Dell_Puts_Ubuntu_Machines_on_Main_Page > > This is a Digg article, DELL is sure making waves with their Ubuntu Desktop > and Laptop offers. Shame you can't get them in Canada ... > > http://www.digg.com/linux_unix/Dell_Puts_Ubuntu_Machines_on_Main_Page > > Cheers > Szemir > > Ps: You would have to note, Ununtu website : http://www.ubuntulinux.org/ > is advertising DELL, and the above mentioned configurations too, I would > care > to note the the Ubuntu guy was wearing a DELL t-sheart just before the > offer > went online. And Now DELL Is putting their Ubuntu Offering right on the > front > page. I just hope they will be happy they did. > > PPs.: I am extra happy, because DELL went with something as free as ubuntu, > and did not go for some other more not-so-free distribution of Linux. I am > also delighted that their Linux installed shipments are about $100 or so > cheaper , mirroring the fact that Ubunto is free , and they pass this on to > the customers. Now only if you could get this offering in Canada .... > > > _______________________________________________ > clug-talk mailing list > [email protected] > http://clug.ca/mailman/listinfo/clug-talk_clug.ca > Mailing List Guidelines (http://clug.ca/ml_guidelines.php) > **Please remove these lines when replying > > > _______________________________________________ > clug-talk mailing list > [email protected] > http://clug.ca/mailman/listinfo/clug-talk_clug.ca > Mailing List Guidelines (http://clug.ca/ml_guidelines.php) > **Please remove these lines when replying > _______________________________________________ clug-talk mailing list [email protected] http://clug.ca/mailman/listinfo/clug-talk_clug.ca Mailing List Guidelines (http://clug.ca/ml_guidelines.php) **Please remove these lines when replying
