Submission + - Dell decides on Linux
john g the 4th writes: "Dell has decided to begin offering pre-installed linux laptops and desktops after kicking the idea around over the last few months, and even offering an online survey a couple weeks ago. The decision has come after a great deal of pressure has been put on Dell from the linux community to start offering products sans-Windows.
From the article:
From the article:
No current time frame has been offered up as of yet, but some of the details on which models, and distros to be offered are going to be released in the near future. One small step for penguins.. one giant leap for penguin kind....""At least half of the comments effectively said, 'We want Free Software, GPL-licensed drivers which are maintained in kernel.org, for all hardware in Dell systems,'" Domsch wrote in his blog. "This request is not new to us — it's been our standard operating procedure for the last eight years on PowerEdge servers, which today have no closed-source drivers necessary. For new Linux desktops and notebooks, we'll use drivers already in the mainline kernel.org kernels for as many components as possible. In these cases, the drivers will be included in your distribution of choice. This includes storage, wired networking, power management, USB and more."
