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Walmart Ships PCs with Lindows OS

Posted by michael on from the penguins-in-the-heartland dept.

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. 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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  2. 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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    Bill - aka taniwha
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    Leave others their otherness. -- Aratak

  3. 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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    "Derp de derp."
  4. 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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    Jake
    Dating: while( 1 ){ call_girl(); get_rejected(); drink_40(); } return 0;
  5. 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?

  6. 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.