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Installing Linux On A Wal-Mart OS-less machine

Posted by Hemos on from the how-to dept.

Azar writes "An article at Newsforge details the experience of installing Linux on Wal-Mart's OS-less PC. It states: 'A few months ago, super-sized discount store Wal-Mart made the headlines in the Linux world by becoming the first major U.S. retailer to offer PCs without Windows preloaded...While this was widely hailed in the Open Source community as a victory over the "Microsoft tax," which usually afflicts buyers of Linux PCs, one major question remained unanswered: How well do these machines support Linux?' Here is your answer." Newsforge is owned by OSDN, which also owns Slashdot, is all part of the sinister Andover keiretsu.

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  1. You don't get it! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Someone installed Linux! On a computer!! The modem didn't work!!! Do you know what this means?!?!?!?!

  2. A better analogy by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Would be a dog on a sled. No no, a cat on a jetski! Ohh, no, more like, a walnut in a frying pan! Ohh ohh ohh, I know, its like a tulip in a Frenchmans soup! Yeah, thats it!

  3. Re:oh my gosh are y'all stupid? by ch-chuck · · Score: 3, Funny

    That's like worrying about paying a "ford" tax and going to your ford dealer.

    Oh, ok. So all prebuilt PC vendors are Msft dealers/franchise - roger, gotcha.

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  4. Sam Walton, meet Beowulf by kyoko21 · · Score: 2, Funny

    A couple of years ago, beowulf clusters was made from a bunch of 'relatively' cheap ALPHAs. I wonder if there will be a new breed of beowulf clusters, made from a bunch a REALLY cheap Sam Walton branded PCs? :-)

    Can you imagine a rack full of PCs with the sticker "Sam's Choice" on them all? LOL

    Just thought that I'd give you all a chuckle.... :-)

  5. Re:Attention Wal-Mart Shoppers by JCCyC · · Score: 3, Funny

    The only thing I can say is that it appears to be a win/win situation for Wal-Mart.

    And a lin/lin situation for us.

    (Sorry, I couldn't resist. The Devil made me do it)

  6. Re:Interesting by Alan · · Score: 3, Funny

    Well yes and no. See, if they bundle windows they are being sucked into the evil monopolistic empire that is the hell hole of microsoft. If they bundle linux they are champions of free source and deserving of big hugs and wet kisses.

    See how it works? :)

  7. Re:Why oh why did they use a software modem? by EvilBuu · · Score: 2, Funny

    The funniest part is if I had used "boxes" instead I'd have twice as many people yelling at me about how "boxen" is the correct term. Language changes, deal with it.

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