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| cabreh Apr 20, 2009 10:11 AM EDT |
Here in the Netherlands it isn't even possible to get anything from Dell with Linux on it other than a server with either RedHat or Suse Enterprise editions. So, I have to pay the Windows taxes and then install Linux over it. |
| number6x Apr 20, 2009 10:19 AM EDT |
That's a big missed opportunity. I hope there are plenty of small system builders willing to take up the slack (and take home the profit). There is demand for Linux pre-installed, vendors should be willing to provide a supply. |
| DaMan Apr 20, 2009 4:07 PM EDT |
I know the problem (I'm from the Netherlands too) only IBM servers with Linux are easy to get over here. |
| tracyanne Apr 20, 2009 4:21 PM EDT |
YEp you can get Linux on Dell Servers, but finding a Desktop Linux on a Dell here in Australia is like pulling Hens teeth. |
| Sander_Marechal Apr 20, 2009 4:34 PM EDT |
DaMan: I know of plenty of places that sell Linux netbooks in The Netherlands. Regular desktops and laptops is a tad harder but doable. But getting a big brand (HP, Dell) with Linux remains a problem. It's too bad that many of the independent computer shops died. Now most of what is left are big chains like MyCom and Dynabyte. They have some Linux netbooks on occasion but that's about it. |
| dinotrac Apr 20, 2009 6:51 PM EDT |
Oh...this is the wrong place, I know -- But, on my suggestion, a friend just bought a Dell mini 9 with Ubuntu. Very slick, very sweet, but... He wants to use his Palm 750 (windows mobile 6) as a wireless internet connection.via the USB port I know there are people who have done that very thing with Linux connections, but there seems to be no pre-configured Ubuntu thing on the mini, and the repositories are a bit, ummm, short. Anyone know where there is a clear and easy how-to with a strong Ubuntu flavor? Thanks for any help. In the event of RTFM, he's a Windows guy with NO Linux experience and I can't get my hands on the hardware for very extended periods (the mini, maybe, but he really needs the phone), so -- if you're of that persuasion, please allow me to offer a cheery PIWTSDS. |
| jdixon Apr 20, 2009 7:40 PM EDT |
Dino: No clear and easy howto, no. But try going here: http://www.mailinglistarchive.com/ubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.... and follow the thread. There's also a more detailed tutorial here: http://ubuntu-tutorials.com/2007/06/07/dialup-networking-via... for a Treo, but I don't know if it will work with a 750 or not. Hopefully one of them will be of some help. |
| jdixon Apr 20, 2009 7:45 PM EDT |
> Here in the Netherlands it isn't even possible to get anything from Dell with Linux on it other than a server with either RedHat or Suse Enterprise editions. Didn't ZaReason set up a European distributor? Hmm.... Yes, a quick search of the LXer archives reveals the following article: http://wolfgang.lonien.de/?p=692 which includes the link to ZaReason Europe: http://www.zareason.de/shop/home.php It's not the Netherlands, but it is in the EU, so you might want to take a look. |
| cabreh Apr 21, 2009 2:23 AM EDT |
> Didn't ZaReason set up a European distributor? Hmm.... Yes that is true, and if this was for me personally rather than the organization I work for that may be an answer (though I build my own). But we have to have guaranteed (at least) next business day coverage and things like that. So, I'm pretty much stuck with a large OEM supplier. I always find it interesting how computers seem to be exempt from the anti-bundling law we have over here. Or should I say annoying. |
| dinotrac Apr 21, 2009 9:43 AM EDT |
jdixon - Thanks. |
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