Linked by Thom Holwerda on Mon 30th Apr 2007 22:27 UTC, submitted by editingwhiz
"Officially, Dell hasn't said a word yet about which Linux it will be preloading on its desktops and laptops. Several sources within Dell, however, have told DesktopLinux.com that Dell's desktop Linux pick is going to be Ubuntu. While unable to confirm this through official Dell channels, we have heard the same story now from several internal Dell sources. They tell us that the computer giant will be preinstalling the newly released Ubuntu 7.04. These systems will be released in late May 2007."
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RE: Ubuntu not well-tested enough
by qwerty2k on Mon 30th Apr 2007 23:59
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RE[2]: Ubuntu not well-tested enough
by RomeReactor on Tue 1st May 2007 01:28
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If memory serves, the support cycle for LTS is 3 years on the desktop and 5 on the server, if Dapper is any indication. I think this provides a very good opportunity for _all_ the prominent Linux OS's, not just Ubuntu. It will then be a matter of seeing if Dell's project comes to fruition. Mainly one of two things will happen: either it DOES take off (which, as i said, would be beneficial for Linux in general) or it DOESN'T, and we're back to where we are.
Oh, and also:
"...though being a Ubuntu User its pretty Buggy if i say so myself so IMO this would be a stupid move by Dell if they were to do that".
I think Michael Dell pretty much knows what he's doing; after all, he's the one running his company, not us.
RE: Ubuntu not well-tested enough
by smitty on Tue 1st May 2007 00:00
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RE[2]: Ubuntu not well-tested enough
by aent on Tue 1st May 2007 01:38
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RE: Ubuntu not well-tested enough
by roger64 on Tue 1st May 2007 06:54
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I think you are too pessimist on this. It's easy enough to tune a system for one computer and then set up a restauration CD. I am pretty sure Canonical and Dell have been doing just that.
After that, if people want to fiddle with their system, they have a strong community to help them, and if something gets wrong, they can use their restauration CD.
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What I gather from my own (brief) experience and many of the reviews I've read, Ubuntu's release schedule does not permit complete testing of their distro. And if it's not tested, then it's probably broken.
Support is also going to be a nightmare. Does Dell support people who install third-party (potentially illegal) stuff from the Restricted and Universe repositories? Does Dell support it if the Ubuntu folks break a serious number of machines with a point update? I just don't think Ubuntu is disciplined enough as an engineering team. Debian might be better (especially with all the news we're seeing here).