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The U.S. as a second-class Linux citizen | |
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| Time: 00:00 EST/05:00 GMT | News Source: E-Mail | Posted By: Todd Richardson | ||
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Some PC manufactures such as HP sell PCs without software giving the option to chose an operating system to customers from the home segment. Others like Compaq are choosing to load Linux, the free operating system on to their computers." Why aren't U.S. citizens given this same choice? Every time I consent to an "executive briefing" from a major U.S. hardware vendor that's trying to push Linux servers, the first question I ask is, "When will I be able to buy a laptop preloaded with Linux from you?" I also ask about desktops. Sometimes they point to an ultra-high-end workstation model and say, "See, we sell Linux on desktops." | ||
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| #1 By 1845 (12.209.152.69) at 3/9/2003 11:23:50 PM |
| Newsflash: HP and Compaq merged last year. |
| #2 By 135 (213.61.245.251) at 3/10/2003 2:43:29 AM |
| I'm in Germany this past week, and things are interesting here. They are several years behind the US in terms of computing. |
| #3 By 2960 (156.80.64.132) at 3/10/2003 9:18:43 AM |
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I don't really care for Linux. MacOS X gives me all the Unix I could ever need or want (which is very little).
But I think the whole idea here is having a CHOICE that should exist, but doesn't exist. And I think we all have a pretty good idea WHY it doesn't exist, and no one here has listed that reason yet, nor do I expect anyone will. TL |
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