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On Thu, 25 Jun 2015 10:36:36 -0400, gottlieb@×××.edu wrote: |
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> > The XPS 13 at least is available as a "Developer Edition" that comes |
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> > with Ubuntu 14.04 LTS instead of Windows. |
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> I "dual boot" windows and gentoo. The quotes are there since my current |
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> machine (3 years old) has never been in windows post-installation. The |
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> advantage of having windows available occurs if you need dell |
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> maintenance. |
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Which is a rather poor reason for keeping Windows around. The Ubuntu |
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version is not significantly cheaper, but it would make dealing with |
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support that much easier if the machine was supposed to have Linux on it |
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in the first place. |
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-- |
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Neil Bothwick |
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If such a program has not crashed yet, it is waiting for a critical moment |
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before it crashes. |
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-- Murphy's Computer Laws n\xB06 |
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