HP to sell Linux laptops and PCs
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| HP is planning to introduce desktop and laptop computers that come with
| Novell's Suse Linux Enterprise Desktop operating system preinstalled.
|
| Systems are scheduled to start shipping worldwide in select geographies in
| the second quarter of this year, according to a source familiar with the
| matter. The two vendors will jointly develop software drivers and provide
| support to end-users.
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http://www.digitalartsonline.co.uk/news/index.cfm?NewsID=9835
Why are they choosing Microsoft Linux though? Is it because H-P and Microsoft
are still buddies? It's Microsoft-taxed, so they ought to be pressured to
offer Red Hat or Ubuntu as well.
There's also this:
LimeJeOS: The openSUSE based JeOS
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| A new project called Lime JeOS (LInux Minimal Edition Just enough Operating
| System) has been created at the openSUSE community.
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http://jordimassaguerpla.blogspot.com/2008/03/limejeos-opensuse-based-jeos.html
Recent:
HP preps sexy new ‘Eee PC killer'
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| Now HP is coming to the party, and it's dressed to steal all the attention
| away from Asus. There's no doubt that the Compaq 2133 (which distinctly needs
| a catchy consumer-friendly brand name rather than Yet Another Model Number)
| will be aimed at a more professional slice of the consumer and perhaps even
| business market when it lands in the US sometime in April.
|
| [...]
|
| Which will it be? This is where things get interesting, because HP's advance
| spec sheet notes the Compaq 2133 will be offered with a choice of Windows
| Vista and Linux. There's no word on which flavour of the Penguin OS gets the
| gong, but on its business PC line HP already supports Asianux, Debian,
| Mandriva, Novell SUSE and Red Hat.
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http://apcmag.com/8342/hp_preps_eee_pc_killer
HP's Linux sub-notebook spied on web
http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2008/02/19/hp_compaq_2133_spied/
HP's new OmniBook?
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| Of course, the Compaq 2133 will be 15 years better than the OmniBook, with
| USB support, Wi-Fi, built-in webcam and other goodies. Sadly, the OS probably
| won't execute in ROM and the mouse probably won't pop out. Sadder still is
| that the Compaq 2133 is rumored to come with either Windows Vista or Linux,
| not Windows XP. Windows Vista is only slightly better than the OmniBook's
| Windows 3.1. Hopefully HP will offer a good flavor of Linux.
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http://blogs.computerworld.com/hps_new_omnibook
Related:
The Penguin comes in from the cold
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| In fact, three months ago, Hewlett-Packard and Red Hat launched a
| pre-installed Linux desktop, the HP Compaq dx2250, in Australia.
|
| Aimed at small to medium businesses, the dx2250 comes pre-loaded with the Red
| Hat Enterprise Linux 5 desktop operating system.
|
| The desktop comes in myriad forms including AMD Athlon 64 X2 dual-core, AMD
| Athlon 64 and AMD Sempron processors, and prices start at $600.
|
| The machine is sold through HP's reseller network and Red Hat offers
| technical support.
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http://www.australianit.news.com.au/story/0,24897,22822516-24169,00.html
HP To Expand Effort On Linux PCs
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| Hewlett-Packard, the world's Number 1 PC maker, will try selling pre-loaded
| Linux on PCs in several countries as it expands a test program -- evaluating
| a market that some competitors have already entered -- as it moves its
| personal computer business into a new generation of form factors and
| functionality.
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http://www.crn.com/software/201807523
HP offers peek at next-gen gadgets
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| HP has unveiled some of the gadgets it is working on in its worldwide
| laboratories.
|
| [...]
|
| The e-book attracted most interest from delegates at the HP Mobility
| Summit in Shanghai. It uses touch sensitive strips on the base of
| the rectangular unit to select books and turn pages, runs a Linux
| OS and has a USB port to install new titles.
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http://www.vnunet.com/vnunet/news/2189600/hp-plans-touchscreen-ebook
Q&A: HP exec says Linux Foundation wants to push OS toward common ground
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| You didn't hear much about it in North America, but over the last six
| months or so, I'm personally hearing a lot more interest in Linux on the
| desktop. It's definitely a focus for the foundation. I think it's an area
| that is kind of a "watch this space" for the next couple [of] years.
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http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9016294&source=rss_news10
http://tinyurl.com/ysjlye
Orbiting Debian: Interview with Bdale Garbee
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| It's a really exciting time to be in this industry. With the kinds
| of phenomenal growth rates we're seeing, Linux and the whole of open
| source is one of the brighter stars in the IT sky right now.
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http://tuxdeluxe.org/node/108
Big Debian Linux Payday For HP
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| In fiscal 2006, $25 million in hardware sales in EMEA (Europe,
| Middle East and Africa) were directly related to HP's Debian
| support.
|
| "I was pretty shocked when I found out about this," Jeffrey
| Wade, worldwide marketing manager of open source and Linux at
| HP, told internetnews.com.
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http://www.internetnews.com/dev-news/article.php/3661481
Big Debian Linux Payday For HP
,----[ Quote ]
| In fiscal 2006, $25 million in hardware sales in EMEA (Europe,
| Middle East and Africa) were directly related to HP's Debian
| support.
|
| "I was pretty shocked when I found out about this," Jeffrey
| Wade, worldwide marketing manager of open source and Linux at
| HP, told internetnews.com.
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http://www.internetnews.com/dev-news/article.php/3661481
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