On Nov 30, 2007 8:55 PM, Danny Piccirillo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Here's something posted to IdeaStorm just a couple days ago but it has > already reached the IdeaStorm front page and received 500+ votes in favor. > With > 430+ Diggs, could it hit the top 10 tomorrow? > > > http://digg.com/linux_unix/Dell_FREEDOM_Box_A_Fully_Open_System_for_Home_Users_by_2010
Ugh, Digg. > > "Tell Dell to set a goal of having at least one fully open system for home > users by the end of 2010! This would be Dell's greatest endeavor yet! The > Dell FREEDOM Box | From the software, all the way down to the hardware, a > completely open system" > > It may seem like a idealistic, but isn't it worth supporting? > > Thoughts? How do you imagine Dell *could* turn something like this into a > huge success? A win for Dell and the Open Source community? Dell has repeatedly publicly stated that they are working with to get usptreamed (vanilla kernel) drivers for everything they ship. Basically, they have a few braincells and they realize that maintaining out of tree drivers costs money, something that nobody in the hardware business has much to spare, because margins are so tight. As such, yes, I think we should keep up the quiet pressure, but I think they understand the issue are already working towards it. I rather suspect it will be well before 2010 that we will see this. Corey -- ubuntu-marketing mailing list [email protected] Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-marketing
