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To: Halfmanhalfamazing

Dell isn't socialist, the socialists are those that are constantly trying to ram free software like Linux down our throats. According to the socialists linked below, Dell made it almost impossible for them to buy a Linux system from them.

http://mozillaquest.com/Linux04/Dell-Linux_Story-01.html

http://www.groklaw.net/article.php?story=20040918105850387

35 posted on 02/26/2006 8:24:38 AM PST by Golden Eagle

To: Golden Eagle

Before we moved to a more virtual environment I purcheased serveral Dells with RHEL, from the Links:

"Stephen Wanless: You (and your friend) must be trying to purchase a client (desktop/laptop) product with Linux. While we offer Linux on all of our server range (Dell PowerEdge servers) we don't offer Linux as a factory installed option on our clients with the exception of the Dell Precision line of Workstations."

"For customers looking for a desktop without a Microsoft OS installed we offer the 'N' series of products. I believe you can install Linux on those without affecting the warranty."

"Generally, the third party manufacturers provide warranty and support for their products sold through the Dell S&P channel. (However, Dell does offer optional services and support for S&P products.) As Steve notes, Dell Precision workstations are currently the only client product line that we offer with Linux pre-installed (Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS), based on customer demand."

"Going through the "home" menuing, the salesperson reached on 9 January 2004 said a user installing Linux does not void the hardware warranty. Apparently as Carmen said at the end of December, they got with their sales team to make sure they have the right information -- at least as to user installation of Linux and other software not voiding the hardware warranty."

Basically Dell has always sold server side Linux and always allowed you to install Linux without voiding a warranty. The authors of this article had pretty unreasonable expectations of Dell given that Dell is a private business and have every right to piss on a pengo daily. The whole thing amounts to some sales people who were not well trained and some guys thinking Dell has a responsibility to provide a product they do not see a market demand for. And you bought it hook line and sinker as a conspiracy by dell. Ive personally found dells to be some of the most Linux friendly PC's there are as far as driver support goes.

36 posted on 02/26/2006 9:13:03 AM PST by N3WBI3 (If SCO wants to go fishing they should buy a permit and find a lake like the rest of us..)

To: Golden Eagle

38 posted on 02/26/2006 9:23:44 AM PST by N3WBI3 (If SCO wants to go fishing they should buy a permit and find a lake like the rest of us..)

To: Golden Eagle

Moreover, the Dell salespeople said that any software or hardware installed, but not purchased through Dell, would void the warranty.

That's some strange BS coming from those people within Dell, and it probably violates some warranty laws. What they probably meant is that they can't support someone on other software they've installed, and, knowing how helpdesks work, will probably blame that software for any unrelated problem you come up with.

Dell now offers Linux as much as the market desires it since Microsoft stopped effectively forcing them to sell only Windows.

72 posted on 02/27/2006 6:17:59 AM PST by antiRepublicrat

To: Golden Eagle

You've said repeatedly that because communist governments are switching to linux, it's proof that linux is communist.

But when Dell does the same, they are not?

How do you justify that in your mind?

81 posted on 02/27/2006 7:20:15 AM PST by Halfmanhalfamazing (Linux, the #2 OS. Mac, the #3 OS. Apple's own numbers are hard to argue with.)

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