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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 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 intend to |
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replace the installed Linux with something better: |
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1) You know that all the hardware works with Linux. If they supply driver |
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for Ubuntu, you can get them for Gentoo (unless Dell do something |
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horrid like using ndiswrapper) |
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2) You don't have to pay for a Windows licence. |
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Neil Bothwick |
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Iraqi terrorist, Khay Rahnajet, didn't pay enough postage on a |
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letter bomb. It came back with "return to sender" stamped on it. |
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Forgetting it was the bomb, he opened it and was blown to bits. |