A few weeks ago, computer maker Dell posted a Web-based survey asking its customers about Linux. According to the company, more than 100,000 people responded, and the results were easy to interpret: folks want desktop and notebook computers with Linux pre-installed. So, Dell has announced it plans to expand its Linux offerings beyond a handful of existing configurations in its server and Precision workstation lines. The company expects to announce detailed information on LInux systems it plans to offer, including information on Linux distributions and Dell’s testing and certification efforts, “in the coming weeks.”
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Dell Wants Your Opinion on Linux
If you consider yourself penguin-powered, computer maker Dell wants to hear from you. The Round Rock, Texas direct marketer is consider offering Linux as a factory-installed operating system option on some computers. But as any Linux aficionado will tell you, even pondering Linux can be like opening a can of worms, with different advocates favoring different LInux distributions depending on the work they do and, oftem, their political affiliations within the Linux community.
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