2007 has come and gone, faster than any other year I think. Lot of stuff has happened, new releases, rumours and not to forget the OOXML saga that continues to amaze us. But it looks like 2008 is only going to get better.
While the year of the Linux Desktop may not be here just [...]
Dell has just announched on it’s Direct2Dell blog that it will be offering legal DVD playback on it’s Ubuntu line of computers. This great news comes with the announcement that it will now also support Ubuntu 7.10 on it’s Linux line-up.
DesktopLinux.com has a nice write up on the subject and Mark Shuttleworth has finally updated [...]
The people at Dell have been playing their cards right. They are slowly but surely making their way into the hearts of Opensource enthusiasts everywhere. Not only did they start offering pre-installed Ubuntu on some of their consumer computers…
The moment we’ve all been waiting for! Dell has started selling Ubuntu computers!
Starting from today, you can buy a Dimension E520 N ($599), XPS 410 N ($849) or Inspiron E1505 N laptop ($599) with pre-installed Ubuntu 7.04! Unfortunately, these Ubuntu machines are now only available in the USA so the rest of the world will [...]
The Direct2Dell blog has more technical details on Dell’s upcoming Ubuntu offer.
Ubuntu will be pre-installed with all hardware working on opensource drivers but proprietary drivers will be present where necessary.
Currently, there will be no proprietary media codecs present but Dell is looking at how they can support this in the future.
Yay Dell!
A Dell employee has given more information about what models will be available with Ubuntu 7.04.
From the email the employee sent Jeremy it seems that Ubuntu will be available as operating system choice when customizing the product:
The goal of launching Linux is to continue to give our customers more choices to customize their new Dell.
According to this article over at DesktopLinux.com, Dell is going to be selling computers preinstalled with Ubuntu.
Starting at the end of May this year, Dell will be offering Ubuntu 7.04 on it’s e-series “Essential” Dimension desktop, an XPS desktop, and an e-series Inspiron laptop.
While there has been no official announcement from Dell, sources inside Dell [...]
The 451 group has a nice article on how Canonical’s support model will hold up with the Dell-Ubuntu deal.
Dell announced to start selling computers preloaded with Ubuntu. Everone knows Dell isn’t the greatest helpdesk, so Canonical will provide the support.