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HP May Be Developing Its Own Version of Linux

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the pay-no-attention-to-that-man-behind-the-curtain dept.

vondiggity writes to tell us that HP is working on several different ways to make an end run around Vista. Among the plans is also a supposed rumor that certain factions within HP are developing their own flavor of Linux. Executives at HP deny that any meaningful amount of resources are being directed into plans for a mass-market operating system, stating their main goal is to innovate on top of Vista. "Still, the sources say employees in HP's PC division are exploring the possibility of building a mass-market operating system. HP's software would be based on Linux, the open-source operating system that is already widely available, but it would be simpler and easier for mainstream users, the sources say. The goal may be to make HP less dependent on Windows and to strengthen HP's hand against Apple (AAPL), which has gained market share in recent years by offering easy-to-use computers with its own operating system."

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  1. SLASHDOT WAS DOWN - WHY?! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

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    1. Re:SLASHDOT WAS DOWN - WHY?! by newr00tic · · Score: -1, Offtopic

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  2. [OT] Linux newbie question by Alaska+Jack · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    I just installed Ubuntu for the first time, on an 5- or 6-year old Toshiba Laptop. I was surprised. I takes a LONG time to boot up -- longer than Windows XP -- and it's not super snappy, either.

    I thought Linux was supposed to a be fast, lightweight OS good for older machines. I'm assuming I just picked the wrong distro. What's the best distro for breathing life into this old but still perfectly good laptop? Xubuntu?

    Just trying to learn ...

        - Alaska Jack

    1. Re:[OT] Linux newbie question by Alaska+Jack · · Score: 0, Offtopic

      I'M NOT A TROLL; I'M OFFTOPIC. Sheesh.

            - AJ

  3. Y,ou fa1l it by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    AAl; in ordEr to go and financial