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RE: !SPAM! RE: [OT] Re: lame bitching about xpsp2
From: "Yaakov Yehudi" <yehudi () tehila gov il>
Date: Thu, 19 Aug 2004 10:57:23 +0300
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 To: full-disclosure () lists netsys com 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----- From: full-disclosure-admin () lists netsys com [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 _______________________________________________ Full-Disclosure - We believe in it. Charter: http://lists.netsys.com/full-disclosure-charter.html _______________________________________________ Full-Disclosure - We believe in it. Charter: http://lists.netsys.com/full-disclosure-charter.html _______________________________________________ Full-Disclosure - We believe in it. Charter: http://lists.netsys.com/full-disclosure-charter.html
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- RE: [OT] Re: lame bitching about xpsp2 Esler, Joel - Contractor (Aug 18)
- RE: !SPAM! RE: [OT] Re: lame bitching about xpsp2 Yaakov Yehudi (Aug 19)