Re: ibm's (alleged) commitment to linux And Dell

2001-02-28 Thread Antony Chessor
<< 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

RE: ibm's (very real) commitment to linux And Dell

2001-02-28 Thread Tanner, Robby
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 > > > Having just visted Dell's website and attempted to configure > a Inspiron > 8000 lap t

Re: ibm's (very real) commitment to linux And Dell

2001-02-27 Thread Fred Herman
he 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

Re: ibm's (alleged) commitment to linux And Dell

2001-02-27 Thread Wayne Dyer
Brady Montz wrote: > "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

RE: ibm's (very real) commitment to linux And Dell

2001-02-27 Thread Tanner, Robby
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 > &g

Re: ibm's (very real) commitment to linux And Dell

2001-02-27 Thread Fred Herman
MAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Tuesday, February 27, 2001 11:07 AM > To: Mike Burger > Subject: RE: ibm's (alleged) 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

Re: ibm's (alleged) commitment to linux And Dell And Paul's Momma

2001-02-27 Thread Michaell Taylor
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] > >

ibm's (very real) commitment to linux And Dell

2001-02-27 Thread Warren Melnick
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

RE: ibm's (alleged) commitment to linux And Dell

2001-02-27 Thread Werner
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

RE: ibm's (alleged) commitment to linux And Dell

2001-02-27 Thread kevin
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

RE: ibm's (alleged) commitment to linux And Dell And Paul's Momma

2001-02-27 Thread Werner
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

Re: ibm's (alleged) commitment to linux And Dell

2001-02-27 Thread Mike Burger
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

Re: ibm's (alleged) commitment to linux And Dell

2001-02-27 Thread Brady Montz
"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

RE: ibm's (alleged) commitment to linux And Dell And Paul's Momma

2001-02-27 Thread Tanner, Robby
IL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Tuesday, February 27, 2001 8:15 AM > 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

Re: ibm's (alleged) commitment to linux And Dell

2001-02-27 Thread Fred Herman
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: > > "Last time I checked, Dell and others were the same as IBM." > > Classic Microsoft bashing here - no idea what you're talking abou

Re: ibm's (alleged) commitment to linux And Dell

2001-02-27 Thread Dave Ihnat
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

Re: ibm's (alleged) commitment to linux And Dell And Paul's Momma

2001-02-27 Thread Michaell Taylor
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]

RE: ibm's (alleged) commitment to linux And Dell And Paul's Momma

2001-02-27 Thread Paul Anderson
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

RE: ibm's (alleged) commitment to linux And Dell And Paul's Momma

2001-02-27 Thread John C. Flohr
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)

RE: ibm's (alleged) commitment to linux And Dell

2001-02-27 Thread Paul Anderson
: [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

RE: ibm's (alleged) commitment to linux And Dell

2001-02-27 Thread John C. Flohr
"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

Re: Linux and Dell

1998-05-06 Thread Chris \"Cranky Spice\" Harshman
> 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,

Re: Linux and Dell

1998-05-06 Thread Daniel Grisinger
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

Linux and Dell

1998-05-01 Thread W. Wade, Hampton
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