__/ [ The Ghost In The Machine ] on Tuesday 01 May 2007 20:06 \__
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> (OK, so I fudged the title a bit. :-) )
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> http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/6610901.stm
>
> [begin excerpt]
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> "Dell are going to work with us to make sure Ubuntu
> works fully on its hardware," said Chris Kenyon,
> Ubuntu's director of business development.
>
> "For us it is a strong endorsement of Ubuntu and the
> unique support model we provide," he told the BBC.
>
> Open-source software is developed by thousands of
> developers, and is usually free to use and download.
>
> Firms like Canonical make money by providing software
> support for users of the operating system.
>
> Dell has not yet confirmed which computers it will
> sell with Ubuntu pre-installed, only to say that it
> would offer Ubuntu 7.04 as an option on select consumer
> models in the United States in the coming weeks.
>
> [end excerpt]
>
> It'll be interesting to see how they structure this.
As I understand this, 4 models (including low-end machines) will have Ubuntu
preloaded, probably with eye candy enabled and maybe without the
browse/orange theme. If Novell's reorganisation goes through, they might
even get those PCs into the high-street shops.
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