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Shuttleworth Tells Linux Users to Stop Being So Fussy For OEMs

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the probably-good-advice-in-general dept.

Anonymous writes "Mark Shuttleworth says Linux users may need to stop being so fussy when putting demands on OEMs for pre-installed Linux PCs. CRN finds a response to Shuttleworth that seems to be both amusing and telling at the same time."

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  1. and then... by malevolentjelly · · Score: 5, Funny

    And then Mark Shuttleworth made the Linux community a glass of warm milk and sent them to bed...

    1. Re:and then... by pizzach · · Score: 5, Funny

      The Linux community then proceeded to complain about there being no choice of chocolate, strawberry, cafe-mocha, or cowboyneal.

      --
      Once you start despising the jerks, you become one.
  2. Re: Shuttleworth who by jdgeorge · · Score: 5, Funny

    Is this someone I relay should be concerned with telling me to settle down. Um considering Dell is actually moving towards putting Linux on desk tops, why should we settle down as it seams to be working and people are lisining. If we all sit back and just do nothing and Settle Down, then company's like Dell will not do this and we don't get linux on desk tops. Hell because of this, I may be looking at Dell for a low to medium end Linux system to replace my aging Linux system for testing and programing use. But if thye don't add linux on the system, I an't going dell, end of story.

    Hmmm... I think I understand the plan here:
    1. Butcher the English language nearly beyond recognition.
    2. ???
    3. Receive Dell desktop computer with Linux preinstalled.

  3. Re:Wait, what? by Vulva+R.+Thompson,+P · · Score: 5, Funny

    or a toaster that needs C statements to process bread?

    Wouldn't be so bad, just use a bakefile.