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Walmart Ships PCs with Lindows OS

Tonetheman writes "Walmart is now shipping low cost PC's with Lindows pre-installed. And yes I know there was a review earlier on Slashdot about installing Linux on one of these bad boys. This is different and much more exciting. To think of the legions of rednecks who could now possibly be running Lindows instead of Windows..." There's a Newsforge story too. Hopefully Lindows makes a good impression.

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  1. best post! by YourMissionForToday · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    My quality assurance agents have guaranteed that this post is of highest quality-or your money back. One for the CLITs!

    1. Re:best post! by L0rdkariya · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      IAgreeWithThisMissionForToday.

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    2. Re:best post! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      AC's everywhere think this of you.

  2. fp! by TPOCdeucalion · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    i claim the first post for linux kernel 2.4.10-pre10 =)

  3. First post! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    !!

  4. First post -- Linux Is Superior Again by tilleyrw · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Now people will have a chance to more easily about the superiority of Linux.

    Oh, first post.

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  5. Re:Fuck you bitch! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    yes, you are.

  6. Re:Windows or Lindows by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Fuckin' troll, like windows is new from the ground up. Take a look in the registry bitch, you'll find the word LEGACY

  7. Re:Haha..... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    just the sort of comment you'd expect from a Canadian faggot

  8. MOD PARENT UP AGAIN by L0rdkariya · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    n/t

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  9. No Score +1 Bonus by Sean+Clifford · · Score: 1, Offtopic
    Welcome to high Karma. When your Karma gets above a certain level, your posts will automagically be given a score of 2 --- unless you check the box, then you won't get the bonus and will have it rated at the usual 1.

    Your Karma can't go above 50. Interestingly, it took a year to get to 25 and just one month more to get to 50. [Shrug]

    1. Re:No Score +1 Bonus by kisrael · · Score: 1, Offtopic

      And now someone's trying to beat you down 'cause it's Offtopic (it'll grow back)

      Anyway, once you start getting the +1 Bonus, you start getting more attention anyway, from people who read at +2, so it's much easier to make your second 25 than your first.

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  10. re: Rednecks by mike77 · · Score: 0, Offtopic
    legions of rednecks...

    Ya know, it really disturbs me that this kind of blatant stereotyping is going in a "enlightened group discussion" on /.. I myself shop at Wal-mart and have been on occasion referred to as a redneck. Yes, I'm from the south, yes, I consider myself a "good ole boy". But ya know what, I work on computers all day long, use only Linux/Unix systems and I'm damn good at it. why don't we just start insulting other groups of people in our posts, like say yankees, foreigners, black, hispanics.... no? Then lets try and avoid insulting a group of people who you think you're better than.

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  11. re: geeks that take themselves too seriously by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    I had a movement earlier this morning.
    It was loose, wet and foamy. I think I may be coming down with some stomach flu.

  12. Walmart Rednecks by newspaperfish · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Oh, and before I forget. I choose dueling. Pistols at dawn assholes. You're fucking stupid, because YOU ARE CRACKERS/PECKERWOODS/WHITEYS/ANDHONKIES TOO. If you're white, then this is what you are to the most blacks out there stupid ass.

  13. Re:Haha..... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Shut the fuck up redneck... go fuck your sister.

  14. Re:the "wal-mart crowd" by Bill+Currie · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    would your point be something to do with pots, kettles and soot? :)

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  15. Re:Windows or Lindows by NanoGator · · Score: 2, Offtopic

    Actually, the most redneckian person I know was into building computers and stuff. I guess he thought it wasn't much different than working on cars. He even kept it on the front yard with the case open, sitting on a cinder block. Looked kinda artistic with the yellow grass neatly outlining it.

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  16. Re:"legions of rednecks" by wedg · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    To think of the legions of rednecks who could now possibly be running Lindows instead of Windows

    Could you be more condescending?


    How about this?

    To think of the legions of rednecks who could now possibly be running Lindows instead of Windows. Oh wait. What am I saying? Rednecks don't know how to use computers, much less actually buying them. They might buy them if you convinced them that buying a computer would be more fun than driving their pickup truck. But even then it'd probably end up as a door stop after some redneck gets the BSOD and shoots the monitor out with his shotgun.

    Better?

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  17. Re:"legions of rednecks" by wedg · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    Replying to my own post. Yeah. I know there's no BSOD in Lindows (probably? they might include it for full compatability), but the same could be said for the first kernel panic or ext2 fsck problem. The point is, computer + redneck = doorstop (or mini beer table, or foot rest, etc).

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  18. Re:heh.. by fliplap · · Score: 2, Offtopic

    Please take a moment to back up your statement that XP Home is "shitty" compared to XP Pro. What exactly makes it "shitty" and what makes Pro decent?

  19. Re:Rage against the conformity. by Pinball+Wizard · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    do you get asked to metamod every day? If not, you've been $rtbl'd. No mod points for you...ever.

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  20. Re:Rage against the conformity. by GutBomb · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    i have never even once had mod points or been asked to metamod. and i have been around for a long time too. karma at 50, not a troll... i don't get it. Oh well. karma not at 50 anymore in a few minutes.

  21. Re:L/Windows by chris_mahan · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Or, if your wife is Japanese like mine, Rindows.

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