[ale] Dell offers Ubuntu 8.04 on new hardware

[Geoffrey]

Dow_Hurst wrote:
> I'm thinking about a new laptop so looked first at the Dell Ubuntu
> line.  Just a heads up that the M1330 is the only laptop at the
> moment with Nvidia graphics available.  The 1525 doesn't have that as
> an option.  That can change overnight as they add or mix models in
> the program. Dow

I have been extremely pleased with my new MacBook Pro. ;)

> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Jeff Lightner <jlightner at water.com> Sent: Jul 23, 2008 10:23
>> AM To: ale at ale.org Subject: Re: [ale] Dell offers Ubuntu 8.04 on
>> new hardware
>> 
>> Dell started offering Ubuntu last year.  It follows that they would
>> move to a later version when it became available.
>> 
>> They also offer RHEL on the PowerEdge lines for commercial use and
>> have for several years.
>> 
>> More importantly the horror that was Dell Linux support 3 years ago
>>  seems to have been replaced by people that actually know what
>> Linux is. Back then it seemed like they had tried to force train
>> Windoze admins to be Linux admins and in addition to being bad at
>> it they were surly about it.
>> 
>> -----Original Message----- From: ale-bounces at ale.org
>> [mailto:ale-bounces at ale.org] On Behalf Of Paul Cartwright Sent:
>> Wednesday, July 23, 2008 9:41 AM To: ale at ale.org Subject: Re: [ale]
>> Dell offers Ubuntu 8.04 on new hardware
>> 
>> On Wed July 23 2008, krwatson at cc.gatech.edu wrote:
>>> Dell offers Ubuntu 8.04 on new hardware
>>> 
>> http://www.techspot.com/news/30928-dell-offers-ubuntu-804-on-new-hardwar
>>  e.h
>>> tml
>> just got my latest Linux magazine, complete with DVD. The DVD for
>> this issue ( drum roll..) IS:
>> 
>> Ubuntu 8.04 sixpack. includes: Ubuntu Live Kubuntu Live Xubuntu
>> Live Mythbuntu Live Edubuntu Ubuntu Studio
>> 
>> 
>> just thought I'd mention it:)
>> 
>> -- Paul Cartwright Registered Linux user # 367800 Registered Ubuntu
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