[Dell,] Get GNU/Linux Machines in Retail Stores
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| Imagine how successful Dell's Ubuntu offering could be if just one Dell
| Ubuntu machine was put in retail stores. If people knew of an alternative to
| Windows, they would go for it! So what do you say, Dell? Why don't you try to
| put at least one of your Ubuntu machines offered in retail stores?
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http://www.ideastorm.com/article/show/103088/Get_GNULinux_Machines_in_Retail_Stores
Yesterday:
Oh What a Year
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| In less than a month, offering Linux was one of the most requested and highly
| voted ideas. So, we launched a survey to find out what distribution of Linux
| our customers wanted most.
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| During the spring you continued to deliver great ideas, and we listened. From
| the conversations it was obvious that we should make Windows XP available
| again on several customer PC systems. Then began the open source revolution,
| and we announced that Dell would begin to offer Ubuntu on select consumer
| systems in the U.S. This was just the first of many open source announcements
| (Linux PCs worldwide and Ubuntu on XPS M1330).
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http://direct2dell.com/one2one/archive/2008/02/10/45013.aspx
Related:
Dell pushes for better Linux drivers
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| Amit Bhutani told a session at the Ubuntu Live 2007 conference that Dell has
| several "areas of investigation" when it comes to Linux.
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http://www.crn.com.au/story.aspx?CIID=87745&src=site-marq
Dell Wants Better ATI Linux Drivers
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| At Ubuntu Live 2007, Amit Bhutani had a session on Ubuntu Linux for Dell
| Consumer Systems, where he had shared a slide with Dell's "area of
| investigation", which Amit had said is essentially their Linux road-map. Amit
| had also stated that the NVIDIA 2D and 3D video drivers were "challenges in
| platform enablement". Dell wants to offer ATI Linux systems, but first the
| driver must be improved for the Linux platform (not necessarily open-source,
| but improved).
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http://www.phoronix.com/?page=news_item&px=NTkxOA
Ubuntu plus Dell equals better support for devices in Linux
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| One of the best things that has happened to Linux enthusisasts the world over
| is the confluence of two big players one in the Linux arena (Ubuntu aka
| Canonical) and the other in the PC hardware space (Dell). And the end users
| have already started reaping the benefits.
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http://linuxhelp.blogspot.com/2007/07/ubuntu-plus-dell-equals-better-support.html
Dell's Small Software Acquisition Has Big Implications
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| So, how does Silverback benefit Dell? It's rather simple: The same way that
| big outsourcing firms like Electronic Data Systems manage Fortune 500
| networks, Dell can now remotely manage thousands of individual customer
| sites.
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http://biz.yahoo.com/seekingalpha/070719/41564_id.html?.v=1
Pre-loaded Linux = Increased adoption?
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| "I think Dell pre-loading Linux will have a significant impact on
| Linux adoption, although not necessarily because so many end
| users comfortable with Windows will decide to switch. Rather,
| Dell's involvement will motivate many hardware manufacturers
| to make reliable Linux drivers available, the lack of which
| has significantly retarded the adoption of Linux by many
| individuals and organizations interested in trying out Linux.
| By reducing the barrier of drivers and thereby enabling these
| trials, Linux will start to achieve some momentum, which will
| in turn increase its adoption rate. So, I applaud Dell for
| moving forward on this initiative."
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http://enterpriselinuxlog.blogs.techtarget.com/2007/05/01/pre-loaded-linux-increased-adoption/
Linux: Driver Support is Key
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| Dell recognizes the importance of open source, GPL-licensed drivers
| which are maintained upstream in kernel.org. They allow users the
| widest choice of Linux distributions, effectively taking the
| specific hardware and distribution out of the decision-making
| process and let you focus on solving your business problems. We
| will work with our hardware partners to develop, test, and
| maintain Free drivers, and continue to make progress towards
| that goal for all drivers.
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http://direct2dell.com/one2one/archive/2007/03/28/9655.aspx
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