RE: !SPAM! RE: [OT] Re: lame bitching about xpsp2

["Yaakov Yehudi" <yehudi () tehila gov il>]

The hardware is warranted, which was the requirement - there was no mention
of supporting the OS as well.

YY

-----Original Message-----
From: full-disclosure-admin () lists netsys com
[mailto:full-disclosure-admin () lists netsys com] On Behalf Of Esler, Joel -
Contractor
Sent: Wednesday, August 18, 2004 20:42
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Subject: !SPAM! RE: [OT] Re: [Full-disclosure] lame bitching about xpsp2

Actually the website says: " Dell does not officially support running Linux
on Dell laptops, Although, as there are relatively fewer gotchas associated
with Linux running on desktops as compared to laptops, installing Linux
should be a fairly straight-forward task." 

If you quote, quote the whole thought.

J

-----Original Message-----
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[mailto:full-disclosure-admin () lists netsys com] On Behalf Of Barry
Fitzgerald
Sent: Wednesday, August 18, 2004 1:28 PM
To: KF_lists
Cc: joe; full-disclosure () lists netsys com
Subject: Re: [OT] Re: [Full-disclosure] lame bitching about xpsp2


KF_lists wrote:

> > OK - put your money where your mouth is.  Pretend I'm a consumer.   I

> > have 2000 USD to spend and want a good PC with a good warranty with 
> > GNU/Linux on it.  Find me a link to a major OEM that will ship me a 
> > PC within those specs with decent hardware and a generally recognized

> > name (Dell, Gateway, HP, IBM...).
> > The PC must be listed as a desktop system and must be easy to find.
> >
> > That's your assignment.  That's the way that you can prove your 
> > point, and it's the only way.
> > If the situation is as you claim it is, that should take you no less 
> > than 3 minutes.  The clock is ticking...
>
>
> Took me all of about 30 seconds...
>
> http://linux.dell.com/desktops.shtml
>
> -KF
 From the site:

" Dell does not officially support running Linux on Dell desktops."

Try again -- this didn't meet my criteria and thus would not be available
for an average user.  No warranty and no support turns this into a no-go for
Ma and Pa Kettle.

             -Barry


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