Re: [MLUG] Dell asks about Linux distributions.

[Mike Miller <EMAIL:PROTECTED>]

On Wed, 14 Mar 2007, Stephen Montgomery-Smith wrote:

> I may actually buy one if they have Linux computers.... mainly Laptops! 
> The main advantage to buying the Linux version is that you don't pay the 
> microsoft tax.  Of course, the first thing I would do is to delete the 
> existing OS, and reinstall my favorite distribution.

One thing I'm not clear about -- if you install your own distro, will it 
work as well as the one that came with the machine?  I'm asking because I 
often hear about problems with hardware support and drivers, so I'm 
thinking that the Dell version of whatever Linux distro would have the 
right drivers, and maybe kernel patches.  What do the rest of you think 
about this issue?  Would the right Dell hardware make it so that distros 
are readily interchangeable, or would you need bits and pieces from Dell 
to make it work optimally?

I agree about laptops -- I'd really like to have a good Linux laptop that 
really worked right (standby, hibernation, USB, Firewire, all ports and 
devices, etc.).

Mike

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