Linked by Thom Holwerda on Mon 7th May 2007 15:36 UTC, submitted by butters
On the heels of announcing their plan to offer Ubuntu Linux pre-installed on selected consumer desktops and laptops, Dell will disclose today that it will team up with Novell and Microsoft to distribute Novell's SUSE Linux Enterprise Server software along with Microsoft's Windows Server software. As part of the deal, Dell will help Novell and Microsoft make SLES and Windows work together efficiently on Dell's computer hardware. Rick Becker, a Dell VP, says, "There's many aspects of open source that delight my customers, [but] they have concerns about software licensing. Those concerns go away when they deploy Microsoft and SLES Linux."
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RE[8]: I *feel* this is from handshakes in corridors
by tomcat on Mon 7th May 2007 22:29
in reply to "RE[7]: I *feel* this is from handshakes in corridors"
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Thats not the problem. The problem is you fail to acknowledge all the available software options on Linux/Unix pior to badmouthing it.
In many cases, 3rd party plugins fullfill the missing missing features in popular FOSS software. If not, perhaps other FOSS or commercial products have the desired functionality.
And this is precisely the reason why Linux has such difficulty gaining a foothold on the desktop: Poor integration. I don't care about whether a plug-in exists somewhere out on the Web. It has to be preinstalled on a machine in order to be useful.
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2006-08-18
Tomcat,
Thats not the problem. The problem is you fail to acknowledge all the available software options on Linux/Unix pior to badmouthing it.
In many cases, 3rd party plugins fullfill the missing missing features in popular FOSS software. If not, perhaps other FOSS or commercial products have the desired functionality.
Edited 2007-05-07 20:03