[QCLUG] dell to offer ubuntu on desktops and laptop

[Noah Justin Norris]

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Windows ME 2 =3D Vista
	and no , it would be better to learn to program on anything but windows.
i have vista but not wanting to install , it took to long to load from DVD =
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a machine with 4-gb ram. honestly the only os it compares to is wndows ME .=
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honestly all they need is the 2000 interface maybe with options for eyecand=
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my class got to see a vista laptop the teacher got the thing to lock up jus=
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by clicking threw menus , the system used about 1gb/1.5gb ram and was=20
allready useing 900 mb swap file ( whch i dont understand ) this was just=20
booting into the system.=20

	well if dell makes money the domino's will all fall. hp , gateway will all=
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follow. i wonder though would we start seeing apps being ported if that=20
happened pretty fast or um ... I wonder also how many companies have linux=
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software and is just not releasing it ?  like waiting  for microsoft not to=
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be able to threaten them .=20

On Thursday 03 May 2007 01:46, John Brun wrote:
> Noah Justin Norris wrote:
> > 	its official dell and ubuntu are partnering and ubuntu linux 7 is gona
> > be installed on desktops and laptops sold by dell.com . seems other
> > companies are talking about doing this as well (hp and tosiba are both
> > considering linux as well ) does vista suck this much ? (windows vista =
=3D
> > windows me version 2 ) is this the tipping point we need to get more
> > driver and mainstream software support?
>
> Windows Vista DOES suck that much.  I have two copies.  Home basic, and
> home premium.  The basic version I finally just put on my son's
> computer.  He's in college for programming and the version is something
> he will have to work with.  The premium version is, at the moment, being
> wiped from my laptop.    Simply put, the system simply is difficult to
> work with and takes a little to long to boot.  Besides, the wifi seems a
> little worse than XP.
>
> Hooray dell!
>
> John
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