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Absolutely. But do remember that Dell and other vendors pre-install commercial operating systems (hint, hint!) on all their devices, and you are filling coffers
by shanpc 13y ago
Absolutely. But do remember that Dell and other vendors pre-install commercial operating systems (hint, hint!) on all their devices, and you are filling coffers for an anti-Linux company even if you overwrite it fully with Linux. There aren't really that many vendors selling pure Ubuntu/Linux machines out there.
Having said that, we're not aiming to become one such vendor. We are just trying what we can to ignite the pre-installed Linux computer market, not eke a profit out of this.
- benjamincburns 13y ago> [D]o remember that Dell and other vendors pre-install commercial operating systems (hint, hint!) on all their devices, and you are filling coffers for an anti-Linux company even if you overwrite it fully with Linux. I'm with you on this in most respects, but you and I are in a very, very tiny minority. For the rest of the world this isn't a value proposition. > we're not aiming to become one such vendor So you're not going to be around to support this, then? > We are just trying what we can to ignite the pre-installed Linux computer market, not eke a profit out of this. If you're looking to make a statement, commit! Build something sustainable that benefits your customers. Don't just "eke a profit out of [it]," find a way to make gobs and gobs of money selling Linux machines in a very public way.