HP Releases Linux-Based Notebook

Posted by timothy on Tuesday August 3, 2004 @02:53PM from the too-bad-this-is-unusual dept.

SteamyMobile writes "As the article says, 'In a sign the Linux operating system may be gaining traction beyond server and other back-room systems, HP said Tuesday it will be the first major PC maker to ship a business notebook computer pre-installed' with Linux. This is great news because, as anyone who has ever tried to run Linux (or even Windows XP) on a laptop knows, laptops come with all kinds of funky hardware, and it's often a mess trying to find and configure the right kernel modules to make things like software suspend work correctly. Having it shipped pre-loaded, and with support, makes it easy for me to decide where I'm getting my next laptop. Linux has been ready for the desktop for a while now, but it is good to see companies like HP acknowledging that."

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Re:About time by Drakon · 2004-08-03 15:38 · Score: 0, Offtopic

This is slashdot, everyone claims to have the SHINY PRETTY 2.5K powerbooks. You're obsolete.

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Linux day? by saned · 2004-08-03 15:40 · Score: 0, Offtopic

Is it Linux day today at Slashdot??
80% of the submissions are Linux-related... am I missing something here?
Not that I don't love Linux... I very much do, but aren't any other subjects for news today?

I kinda miss the worm-of-the-day headline... ;-)

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Re:Hyphen by sotonboy · 2004-08-03 21:58 · Score: 0, Offtopic

I didnt understand any of that post and dont know what you are talking about. But I read the last line as "Truly An American Loon", and thought it must have been your sig.