Re: [ubuntu-uk] Choice of laptop

2014-11-04 Thread Liam Proven
On 3 November 2014 13:57, Gareth France wrote: > I firmly believe part of the problem with Linux adoption is that we all go > out, buy Windows machines and then wipe them. This sends out the message to > manufacturers that we want Windows on our machines and so the cycle > continues. > > I'm looki

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Choice of laptop

2014-11-04 Thread Gareth France
Thanks. I've seen what I'd like but it's in PC world. I really don't think I can make a purchase if it is effectively an endorsement of Windows 8! I'm sure there must be another way. On 04/11/14 15:39, Liam Proven wrote: On 3 November 2014 13:57, Gareth France wrote: I firmly believe part of

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Choice of laptop

2014-11-04 Thread Liam Proven
On 4 November 2014 16:42, Gareth France wrote: > Thanks. I've seen what I'd like but it's in PC world. I really don't think I > can make a purchase if it is effectively an endorsement of Windows 8! I'm > sure there must be another way. The real reason doesn't get talked about much. It costs mone

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Choice of laptop

2014-11-04 Thread Alan Lord (News)
On 04/11/14 15:54, Liam Proven wrote: On 4 November 2014 16:42, Gareth France wrote: Thanks. I've seen what I'd like but it's in PC world. I really don't think I can make a purchase if it is effectively an endorsement of Windows 8! I'm sure there must be another way. The real reason doesn't g

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Choice of laptop

2014-11-04 Thread Gareth France
Now this I like! I shall be attempting to get a refund for windows in the near future I think. On 04/11/14 17:17, Alan Lord (News) wrote: On 04/11/14 15:54, Liam Proven wrote: On 4 November 2014 16:42, Gareth France wrote: Thanks. I've seen what I'd like but it's in PC world. I really don't

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Choice of laptop

2014-11-04 Thread TT Mooney
Guys -- Just FYI, like a lot of other people, I bought a Dell with Ubuntu pre-loaded. In my case, it's the Sputnik 3 (XPS 13 9333) 'Enterprise' with HD5000 graphics. It shipped with a Dell-approved build of 12.04, which worked well enough, but had a funky boot process during which it was pretty m

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Choice of laptop

2014-11-04 Thread Gareth France
I understand exactly what you mean and to be honest even if I got a Ubuntu preinstall on a machine I would most likely swap hard drives and use this install I'm using now or wipe and reinstall to my standard. I'm not expecting to find some sort of Linux holy grail out there I just resent the id

[ubuntu-uk] Laptop Linux

2014-11-04 Thread Owen Branley
The High Court in Italy ruled in favour of a customer that asked for a rebate for an unwanted preloaded operating system. I hope the EU roll out this procedure across all 27 member countries. I thought that Trisquel was preloaded on a linux laptop? Try trisquel-us...@listas.trisquel.info or fsf.co