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Friday, June 23 |
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The Linux Laptop Challenge
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The Linux discussions on many internet news sites seems to be mostly about Linux on the desktop. Since that bridge was crossed quite some time ago at the mandrake.tips non-virtual residence, the time has come for a new challenge. The Challenge for the Linux Laptop. Those who want to purchase such a beast can go here to indicate their wishes (sorry, no anonymous users, to avoid Mr. Anonymous and his friends from skewing the results).
The rules:
Entrants must satisfy the following conditions: their hardware must be available in North America as well as in Western €pe, and possibly in other parts of the world.
They must have a warranty comparable to the warranty on laptops of any large vendor. A worldwide warranty will do fine in any case.
Linux Laptop basic requirement:
* Linux pre-installed, or at least no MS Windows pre-installed, and cheaper than same model WITH MS Windows
Note that many Linux users have become Linux users not only due to the attraction of the Linux platform and Free(dom) Software aspect, but also due to the repulsion of the Microsoft monopoly. I will not try to explain why this monopoly, illegally obtained or not, is bad for the whole worldwide IT sector and even has negative influence outside of that, there are plenty of articles and sites on the web that explain that very well.
I just want to state that those people (myself included) do not wish to add to the MS monopoly financially or even statistically. This means that the laptops should not only come without MS Windows, they should also not carry the license for MS Windows. It may seem strange to state this, but from information I received directly from one quite popular Linux Laptop vendor, I can assure you that many of these Windows-free laptops actually do come with a Windows XP license. So the buyer actually does pay for the license, and the laptop will also count as one more Windows machine sold. In other words, the Linux user who buys that kind of laptop contributes to the MS monopoly both statistically and financially.
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posted by ^%&^
@ 6:54 AM
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