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Dell Releases Ubuntu 7.10-Powered PCs

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the gutsy-moves dept.

sjvn writes "The official word will be out any minute now, but in the meantime DesktopLinux has learned that Dell will be releasing Ubuntu 7.10 on a laptop and desktop with immediate availability. And, as an extra added bonus, they're tossing in legal DVD-playback capability. In a word: Neat."

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  1. Silly Me by Skraut · · Score: 3, Funny

    Here I thought computers were powered by electricity.

    Linux keeps getting better and better every day it seems.

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    1. Re:Silly Me by Facetious · · Score: 5, Funny

      Electricity! Heavens, no. Windows PCs are powered by bluster, Macs by ego, *BSD systems by antisocial energy, and Linux boxen by the collective goodwill of those yearning to breath free. (Excuse me. My bias is showing.)

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    2. Re:Silly Me by eclectro · · Score: 4, Funny

      Here I thought computers were powered by electricity. They are. They put Tux on a hamster wheel attached to a generator. Bastards.
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    3. Re:Silly Me by LrdDimwit · · Score: 3, Funny

      I'll say your bias is showing. 'Bluster' is an interesting euphemism for "souls of the damned".

  2. Re:Pitty by osssmkatz · · Score: 3, Informative

    Post this in the firefox forums, but make sure you're running the latest version (the latest patch). It's a bug I encountered on one other site with popup menus not working. You can also order by phone.

    --Sam

  3. first duke nukem forever now this by kie · · Score: 5, Funny

    The question is which will be first -
    dell actually promoting linux on their front page or duke nukem forever going gold...

    Seriously they must have sold a lot of the linux line to be doing this.
    I bet all the chairs in Redmond are very afraid at the moment.

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  4. DVD Playback by Poppler · · Score: 5, Insightful

    And, as an extra added bonus, they're tossing in legal DVD-playback capability. That's the real new here as far as I'm concerned. This is what needs to be done if they're going to try to sell these things to the home PC market.

    If they're smart, they'll continue on that path and add out-of-the-box support for mp3, aac, and other non-Free multimedia.
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  5. What if I want to watch a crappy DVD? by FuzzyDaddy · · Score: 5, Funny
    "In fact, one of the key requests from customers interested in Linux is the ability to watch their favorite DVD movies."

    Of course, if it's not your favorite DVD, then the player won't work.

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  6. 14" display by gorbachev · · Score: 3, Informative

    I wish they had at least a 15" display on these things. I hate to squint.

    Looks like Ubuntu 7.04 on 15" laptops, for now.

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  7. Re:Linux Cost More? by setagllib · · Score: 3, Insightful

    The Linux install is not subsidized with hundreds of badvertisement and spyware programs. You get a fixed, enhanced, tested Ubuntu 7.10 without any malware. To many people that's worth a lot more than Vista. Personally? I'd get the cheap Vista license and then replace the install with Ubuntu anyway, and then perform a ritual sacrifice to help a copy of Vista leave this world.

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