Dell's Linux Push Sheds More Light

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Dell's Linux Push Sheds More Light

21 May 2007, 02:10 PM

Phoronix News: Dell's Linux Push Sheds More Light

John Hull, the manager of Linux OS Technologies at Dell, has shed some more light on the Linux push happening at Dell. In the Direct2Dell Blog, Hull reiterates that the default Ubuntu 7.04 "Feisty Fawn" media will be installed on select Ubuntu desktops and notebooks. He goes on to mention that some restricted closed source drivers will be used (circa Wireless and modems) and that Dell is establishing a Linux Wiki...

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24 June 2007, 06:17 PM

I just hope they allow others with similar chipsets to download the closed drivers to see if they work.
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