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In the last episode, Richard Cox wrote: |
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RC> On Thu, Mar 29, 2007 at 11:43:22AM +0100, Jeff Rollin wrote: |
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RC> > So, preinstalled Linux is not important to you? Mind explaining why? |
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RC> |
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RC> I'd have to say its definatly not important to me. As it is, I never use |
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a 'generic' install, so I wouldn't want to have a preinstalled version. |
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Just means that there are going to be a bunch of factory default root |
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passwords out there coming off the Dell assembly line. (I guess they could |
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randomize it or prompt for a new password on first boot, but my guess is |
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they won't). RC> |
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RC> So being that this is a Gentoo list, I'm going to go with a guess that |
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nobody on here has the same install between them, because.. well its Gentoo |
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:) RC> |
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True enough - however I support this because it gets rid of the Windows tax. |
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RC> And second have you bought a windows machine from DELL anytime recently, |
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they load them full of their crap and you pretty much have to do a fresh |
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install anyways to get rid of it. I'm willing to bet they'll do the same to |
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Linux preinstall as well. RC> |
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Again, all true - but if we can get well-supported Linux-compatible laptops |
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from mainstream vendors without the Windows tax, imo even if we have to |
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install Gentoo ourselves, it's all good. |
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