Re: Positive NYT article about Dell and Ubuntu

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On Thu, 2007-10-04 at 13:08 +0100, Andy Green wrote:
> Hi Folks -
> 
> Here's some things I didn't know (Leonovo and the significant pricing
> advantage over Vista, which I never expected to be passed on to
> customers...)
> 
> ''...Until recently, major PC makers shied away from Linux. Now the
> industry is watching as Dell is selling two Linux-equipped desktop
> models ($549 and $870, including a monitor) and a $774 notebook PC.
> (Hewlett-Packard offers Linux systems to businesses, and Lenovo, the
> Chinese company that bought I.B.M.’s PC division, sells Linux machines
> in China and says it will soon offer Linux-based computers in the United
> States.)
> 
> The Ubuntu version of Linux runs the Dell computers. Because Dell does
> not have to pay a licensing fee for the operating system, the computers
> are $80 cheaper than PCs with Windows Vista Home Premium or $50 cheaper
> than the stripped-down Vista Basic edition. ... ''
> 
> Positive vibes:
> 
> ''...Ubuntu is generally regarded as one of the more consumer-friendly
> versions of Linux, so the Linux PC experience is similar to what you
> would get with a Windows-equipped Dell. When you start the machine, the
> screen looks familiar; preinstalled applications can easily be found and
> run from an Applications menu at the top left of the screen. A “Places”
> menu lets you search for files, and a System menu is there for setting
> preferences and finding help.
> 
> And there is a lot more than just an operating system. Ubuntu, like some
> other Linux distributions, comes with a lot of free software, including
> OpenOffice, an alternative to the Microsoft Office suite with a
> full-featured word processor, spreadsheet, database and presentation
> program. It also comes with the popular Firefox Web browser as well as
> an e-mail program, an instant messaging program, a graphic image editor,
> music player and a photo manager.
> 
> Thanks to open source developers, there are thousands more free
> programs. An Add/Remove function actually makes finding programs easier
> with Linux than it is for Mac and Windows. Without having to go to Web
> sites, it lets you browse through categories of software. It took me
> only seconds to find several additional music players, a PDF reader and
> other programs. In addition to downloading the software, this feature
> installs it and finds any necessary additional files.
> ...''
> 
> http://www.nytimes.com/2007/10/04/technology/circuits/04basics.html?_r=1&ex=1349150400&en=f1e147767abb91ac&ei=512&oref=slogin
> 
> I guess "a rising tide lifts all boats" but Fedora is invisible.  I did
> a quick google earlier and the closest reference I found was a suspected
> fake $150 laptop, and a RHEL 5 Desktop preinstall you can buy, probably
> at some premium.
> 
> At this rate it starts to seem, considering that eventually someone I
> know will get one of these and expect the level of meddling I can do for
> Fedora, that perhaps one can no longer practically avoid getting
> experienced with The Debian Way as well as the Redhat Way...
> 
> -Andy
> 
One thing that bothers me with Ubuntu 7.4 is the default NetworkManager will
 not support WEP-LEAP nor I suspect WPA-LEAP or WPA-PEAP.
NM .065 must be out be out there somewhere so I will look for it.
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