<< I know I should not do this, but I defy you to name anything Microsoft
pioneered. My momma called what they have done stealing. >>
Paul,
If, by "pioneering" you mean come up with something completely original,
nothing. Of course, nobody working in the last 100 years has come up with
somethi
rom: Fred Herman [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Tuesday, February 27, 2001 4:35 PM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: ibm's (very real) commitment to linux And Dell
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> Having just visted Dell's website and attempted to configure
> a Inspiron
> 8000 lap t
he case even when you choose Linux as the O/S?
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> > -Original Message-
> > From: Fred Herman [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> > Sent: Tuesday, February 27, 2001 2:22 PM
> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Subject: Re: ibm's (very real) commitment to linux
Brady Montz wrote:
> "John C. Flohr" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
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> > "Last time I checked, Dell and others were the same as IBM."
> >
> > Classic Microsoft bashing here - no idea what you're talking about!
>
> I certainly think so for Dell.
>
> My company has had nice luck ordering various
Is that the case even when you choose Linux as the O/S?
> -Original Message-
> From: Fred Herman [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Tuesday, February 27, 2001 2:22 PM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: ibm's (very real) commitment to linux And Dell
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> Sent: Tuesday, February 27, 2001 11:07 AM
> To: Mike Burger
> Subject: RE: ibm's (alleged) commitment to linux And Dell
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> We bought a server about a year ago. Dell then refused to sell us a 'clean'
> box. They said they would install Windows
C. Flohr, Ed.D.
> President
> Consultation and Development Group, Inc.
>
> > -Original Message-
> > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Paul Anderson
> > Sent: Tuesday, February 27, 2001 8:47 AM
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leged) commitment to linux And Dell
We bought a server about a year ago. Dell then refused to sell us a 'clean'
box. They said they would install Windows 95 instead of NT Server and not
charge us for it (non-transferable licence of course).
Instead we went to Transtec who sold us a server pr
On Tue, 27 Feb 2001, kevin wrote:
> We bought a server about a year ago. Dell then refused to sell us a 'clean'
> box. They said they would install Windows 95 instead of NT Server and not
> charge us for it (non-transferable licence of course).
I guess it's maybe the same reason why companies ha
We bought a server about a year ago. Dell then refused to sell us a 'clean'
box. They said they would install Windows 95 instead of NT Server and not
charge us for it (non-transferable licence of course).
Instead we went to Transtec who sold us a server preinstalled with RH6.2.
They assured us th
Today, there is a good interview with Bruce Perens at LinuxWorld.com about
his job at HP. This interview shows how hard it is for a big company to make
major changes, especially when it comes to licensed technology from other
companies etc.
http://www.linuxworld.com/linuxworld/lw-2001-02/lw-02-p
The point wasn't that you couldn't get Linux on a laptop from those
vendors...it was that you couldn't order a laptop with no OS on it from
those vendors, and even if you could, you'd probably have to pay for a
license for Windows anyhow.
On 27 Feb 2001, Brady Montz wrote:
> "John C. Flohr" <[EM
"John C. Flohr" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> "Last time I checked, Dell and others were the same as IBM."
>
> Classic Microsoft bashing here - no idea what you're talking about!
I certainly think so for Dell.
My company has had nice luck ordering various workstations and servers from
Dell pr
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> Sent: Tuesday, February 27, 2001 8:15 AM
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> Subject: RE: ibm's (alleged) commitment to linux And Dell And Paul's
> Momma
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> Obviously your Momma wasn't a scientist. Or are you arguing
> that Stephen
> Hawkins stole
I'm talking about buying a laptop without an OS installed. I'm talking
about not being charged for something I don't need or want.
Fred
"John C. Flohr" wrote:
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> "Last time I checked, Dell and others were the same as IBM."
>
> Classic Microsoft bashing here - no idea what you're talking abou
On Tue, Feb 27, 2001 at 08:44:20AM -0500, John C. Flohr wrote:
> Classic Microsoft bashing here - no idea what you're talking about!
I normally don't rise to such bait, but your obviously uninformed
confrontational tone really grated this morning.
I am a professional in the field, graduating and
C. Flohr, Ed.D.
> President
> Consultation and Development Group, Inc.
>
> > -Original Message-
> > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Paul Anderson
> > Sent: Tuesday, February 27, 2001 8:47 AM
> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: RE: ibm's (alleged) commitment to linux And Dell And Paul's
Momma
Obviously your Momma wasn't a scientist. Or are you arguing that Stephen
Hawkins stole from Einstein who in turn stole from Newton who ... Galileo
... must I go on?
Oh, yes. Righ
Flohr, Ed.D.
President
Consultation and Development Group, Inc.
> -Original Message-
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Paul Anderson
> Sent: Tuesday, February 27, 2001 8:47 AM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: RE: ibm's (alleged)
: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: RE: ibm's (alleged) commitment to linux And Dell
"Last time I checked, Dell and others were the same as IBM."
Classic Microsoft bashing here - no idea what you're talking about!
Go into the Dell website, select small business, notebooks and Insp
"Last time I checked, Dell and others were the same as IBM."
Classic Microsoft bashing here - no idea what you're talking about!
Go into the Dell website, select small business, notebooks and Inspiron
8000, customize. There you are presented with two tabs Windows System and
Linux System - take
> Absolutely, otherwise they are stuck with the impression that a bunch
> of broke students make up the Linux user community. Unfortunately,
> there is no money in marketing to broke college students (or at least
> there is not enough to make a dent in the sales of the big vendors like
> Compaq,
On Fri, 1 May 1998, W. Wade, Hampton wrote:
> 1) Be very polite and professional.
> 2) Identify who you are and your credentials.
> 3) Give specifics on how you use their hardware with Linux.
> 4) Provide some estimate of the machines you purchase, or for which you
>
> recommend that r
Folks,
I just sent an E-MAIL to Dell (cc to RedHat and Caldera) in
response to the statements attributed to Dell in:
http://www.msnbc.com:80/news/161590.asp
Dell has great systems. Their sales staff apparently were
not aware (or ignored the fact) that many of their machines
end up running
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