on 7/22/2007 8:16 AM, Erik Hemdal wrote: >> ------------------------ >> >> Message: 11 >> Date: Sun, 22 Jul 2007 17:51:36 +0530 >> From: Rahul Sundaram <sundaram@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> >> Subject: Re: Ubuntu download >> To: For users of Fedora <fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx> >> Message-ID: <46A34BD0.7020008@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> >> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-15; format=flowed >> >> Karl Larsen wrote: >>> Steve Searle wrote: >>>> Around 12:48pm on Sunday, July 22, 2007 (UK time), Chris Jones scrawled: >>>> >>>>> On the contrary, it would be a more focused and useful resource if it >>>>> wasn't full of your useless drivel... >>>> Seconded >>>> >>>> Steve >>>> >>>> >>> If you would look around Ubuntu has been trying with success some >>> things Fedora should do. They offer a live-cd for the desktop, server >>> and laptop. Fedora could do the same and should. >> Fedora already offers a live cd. >> >> Dell Computers was >>> impressed. They offer Ubuntu, not Fedora or Red Hat on their computers. >> Not true. RHEL has been offered in Dell systems for a very long time now. >> >> Rahul >> > Where, Rahul? When I visit here: > > http://search.dell.com/results.aspx?s=gen&c=us&l=en&cs=&k=Linux&cat=prod > > I'm met with two choices: Ubuntu (on a system from Dell Home Systems -- > which is what I think Karl is referring to); or an n-series machine from > Dell Small Business that comes ready for you to install an OS from > somewhere else. The n-series machines come with FreeDOS, so the machine > can be booted for testing, with the explicit understanding that Dell > will not provide software support. > > When I talk to my Dell rep at work, there's no mention of RHEL for a > desk PC on a consumer machine, although RHEL is definitely well > supported on servers. My experience has been that Dell is pretty > undecided about what they will do with Linux, unfortunately. Whether > you can actually buy something with RHEL on it seems to change with the > seasons -- again, not counting servers. > > Do you know of a specific source at Dell where I could send money and > get a laptop with RHEL4 on it? I have to ask the obvious question. Why would you want to run a server OS on a laptop? -- David
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