Why don't you offer Ubuntu on your XPS Desktop line?
The Ubuntu desktop box you are offering now is rather paltry by comparison.
If I were buying a Windows Desktop box from you, I'd be getting an XPS for sure.
I'm very happy that Dell is offering Ubuntu. It's good for everyone. But please give Linux users more of the model choices that you offer with Windows.
It won't go that far, but it will be damn close and I have to say I'm impressed.
Their previous "new" releases were old at the same time as they were "new".
I installed Lenny last week (I've not used Debian in about a year or so) and I was practically "shocked" at how up to date it is, given that the final release is coming up.
Kudos to the Debian team!
Now if they could just do something about that Iceweasel/Icedove/Iceape/Iceowel nonsense...
I've always found that odd. I never thought of "Toy Story" as a movie that is popular with geeks.
I'd have thought Debian would have named its releases after character from a Sci-Fi or Fantasy movie rather than a (very good) animated (for kids of all ages) movie.
Nevertheless, I think it's much cooler than using something from Sci-Fi or Fantasy (genres I don't care for).
4.1 is a definite improvement over 4.0, but they still have a long way to go to make KDE 4 as usable as KDE 3.5 is.
I just hope it gets there before KDE 3.5 is completely abandoned (security updates are a good example of why).
But for the time being, GNOME has the definite advantage over the latest release of KDE.
I've always been a KDE fan. I like GNOME too (but there are a number of aspects of it that irritate the heck out of me and KDE is now much annoying with KDE 4).
Frankly KDE 4.1 to me is more like KDE 4.0 Alpha 96.
The KDE 4 interface is more attractive than KDE 3.5. But it must be usable as well. Just being pretty won't cut it.
Frankly I find Windows Vista 10X more usable than KDE 4.
Partitioning is more trouble than it's worth. I've found myself with full partitions on too many occasions over the years.
It's not always easy to be smart about it. One can't always anticipate their future needs.
The only partitioning that makes any sense at all is that which is used in Linux with LVM (at least as far as a home user is concerned). If I'm running Linux and not using LVM I have just one partition mounted on "/".
Just the other day I decided to marge the two partitions I have on one of my drives (Windows - NTFS) into one because having them partitioned became more trouble than it wasworth (and this is on a 500GB drive).
The best solution when it comes to potential data loss is to make regular and frequent backups.
Both of thses font groups are similar, serve the same purpose and have been around much longer.
I've used all three and see very little difference.
What Linux really needs are some good fonts that don't mimic the standard Windows fonts. There are lots of very nice fonts that come with Microsoft Office, few of which have decent equivalents in Linux (excluding proprietary fonts you can buy from a number of foundries).
BTW, in another few years when most Windows users are running Vista (or later) Linux will need to catch up again. For example, Calibri is a great font and is the default in Word 2007.
Ever heard of Georgia Pacific? They used to be known for lumber. Note the name of the ocmpany. The logging is done in both the Pacific Northwest (last I checked Portland was there) and Georgia (home of Atlanta).
I've visited 42 states and I'm not talkiing out of my ass. Atlanta is greener than most places.
Unfortunately circumstances beyond my control forced me to leave.
I'd still be there otherwise. I love it.
4 Seasons (novel if you've spent most of your life in the Desert Southwest).
Winters aren't freezing and Summers aren't sweltering.
Snow is rare.
Very cosmopolitan
One of the greenest cities (literally) around.
All kinds of things to see and do.
Yes, it has it's problems (e.g. the traffic is horrendous) but so does every major city. Nevertheless, the good outweighs the bad. It sure beats the hell out of Phoenix (where I've been stuck for the past 4 years).
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You might as well have highwater pants, a short sleeved white dress shirt, and a pocket protector.
They've had two since this one.
Gamers and Enthusiasts.
But the low-end XPS is also just a nice multimedia PC.
More expansion slots and so forth.
I actually could care less about games. I'd buy an XPS Desktop if I were buying a Dell PC because it gives me the options I want.
At the very least, a GPU and a sound card.
Oh and Ubuntu *is* an option with the XPS notebook.
It's an Intel based PC. Why wouldn't it run Linux?
How odd. I've only encountered MSI and ASUS on HP computers.
How recent is your information?
I've got an ASUS A8V Deluxe mobo and it's crap.
I'll only buy from ASUS again if I can't be truly convinced that there are better options out there.
Oh yeah.... ASUS support sucks ass.
Just a few days ago while browsing through mobos offered at newegg, I had the very same question.
Why don't you offer Ubuntu on your XPS Desktop line?
The Ubuntu desktop box you are offering now is rather paltry by comparison.
If I were buying a Windows Desktop box from you, I'd be getting an XPS for sure.
I'm very happy that Dell is offering Ubuntu. It's good for everyone. But please give Linux users more of the model choices that you offer with Windows.
It won't go that far, but it will be damn close and I have to say I'm impressed.
Their previous "new" releases were old at the same time as they were "new".
I installed Lenny last week (I've not used Debian in about a year or so) and I was practically "shocked" at how up to date it is, given that the final release is coming up.
Kudos to the Debian team!
Now if they could just do something about that Iceweasel/Icedove/Iceape/Iceowel nonsense...
I've always found that odd. I never thought of "Toy Story" as a movie that is popular with geeks.
I'd have thought Debian would have named its releases after character from a Sci-Fi or Fantasy movie rather than a (very good) animated (for kids of all ages) movie.
Nevertheless, I think it's much cooler than using something from Sci-Fi or Fantasy (genres I don't care for).
Agreed.
4.1 is a definite improvement over 4.0, but they still have a long way to go to make KDE 4 as usable as KDE 3.5 is.
I just hope it gets there before KDE 3.5 is completely abandoned (security updates are a good example of why).
But for the time being, GNOME has the definite advantage over the latest release of KDE.
I've always been a KDE fan. I like GNOME too (but there are a number of aspects of it that irritate the heck out of me and KDE is now much annoying with KDE 4).
Frankly KDE 4.1 to me is more like KDE 4.0 Alpha 96.
The KDE 4 interface is more attractive than KDE 3.5. But it must be usable as well. Just being pretty won't cut it.
Frankly I find Windows Vista 10X more usable than KDE 4.
Partitioning is more trouble than it's worth. I've found myself with full partitions on too many occasions over the years.
It's not always easy to be smart about it. One can't always anticipate their future needs.
The only partitioning that makes any sense at all is that which is used in Linux with LVM (at least as far as a home user is concerned). If I'm running Linux and not using LVM I have just one partition mounted on "/".
Just the other day I decided to marge the two partitions I have on one of my drives (Windows - NTFS) into one because having them partitioned became more trouble than it wasworth (and this is on a 500GB drive).
The best solution when it comes to potential data loss is to make regular and frequent backups.
Microsoft gives all kinds of stuff away (examples include this and this).
So then I take it you're not fond of Anjuta, Eclipse or KDevelop?
This whole "M$" thing got old 10 years ago.
It's not only dated, it's just childish.
And what exactly have they done?
openSUSE is the same as it's always been. In fact it keeps getting better.
That's too bad.
I love Open Source. I use a lot of Open Source software in Windows. And not only that, I run Linux as well (more often than Windows in fact).
Microsoft has a lot of good people working in Open Source.
I'm not saying MS has not been bad because they most certainly have. But that doesn't mean things aren't changing.
Microsoft is learning that participating in Open Source will benefit everyone, including Microsoft.
No, we won't see Windows under released under an Open Source license, but that doesn't preclued MS from contributing to Open Source software.
Despite what the big hairy guy says, there is room in this world for both open and "closed" source software.
So I take it you don't use the terminal in OS X?
It would infuriate you?
Wow....
How is this better than any of the other similar fonts out there such as Linux Libertine or Bitstream Vera?
Both of thses font groups are similar, serve the same purpose and have been around much longer.
I've used all three and see very little difference.
What Linux really needs are some good fonts that don't mimic the standard Windows fonts. There are lots of very nice fonts that come with Microsoft Office, few of which have decent equivalents in Linux (excluding proprietary fonts you can buy from a number of foundries).
BTW, in another few years when most Windows users are running Vista (or later) Linux will need to catch up again. For example, Calibri is a great font and is the default in Word 2007.
I can't speak for Ohio, but.,,,
Ever heard of Georgia Pacific? They used to be known for lumber. Note the name of the ocmpany. The logging is done in both the Pacific Northwest (last I checked Portland was there) and Georgia (home of Atlanta).
I've visited 42 states and I'm not talkiing out of my ass. Atlanta is greener than most places.
If you read the article, you're right about Pittsburgh's clean up efforts. The smog is isn't locally generated. It blows in from Ohio.
Unfortunately circumstances beyond my control forced me to leave.
I'd still be there otherwise. I love it.
Yes, it has it's problems (e.g. the traffic is horrendous) but so does every major city. Nevertheless, the good outweighs the bad. It sure beats the hell out of Phoenix (where I've been stuck for the past 4 years).
True, but the whole point of this story is the Google angle.
"Favorable" and "Bob Barr" are a contradiction in terms.