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In <news:20070329213233.7b41fba5@×××××××××××××××××.uk>, |
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Neil Bothwick <neil@××××××××××.uk> wrote: |
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> On Thu, 29 Mar 2007 14:58:20 -0500, »Q« wrote: |
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> > > So, preinstalled Linux is not important to you? Mind explaining |
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> > > why? |
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> > I'm not the one you asked, but preinstalled Linux isn't important to |
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> > me. There are plenty of GNU/Linux users who aren't evangelists. |
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> There are two reasons why it would be good for you, even if you |
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> intend to replace the installed Linux with something better: |
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> 1) You know that all the hardware works with Linux. If they supply |
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> driver for Ubuntu, you can get them for Gentoo (unless Dell do |
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> something horrid like using ndiswrapper) |
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Already I know that the hardware I buy will work with Gentoo. If I got |
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a Dell with preinstalled GNU/Linux, I could know that without engaging |
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$searchengine, but avoiding searches isn't important to me. |
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> 2) You don't have to pay for a Windows licence. |
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Already I don't have to pay for a Windows license. |
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