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Contrbute to Ubuntu

380 points posted to Linux, Desktops and Laptops by darkproteus66 Apr 24

Dell should actively contribute to Ubuntu and other open source projects either financially or through software.

jdelidc
Apr 24		 to add to that, give us the option to pay for linux and have that go to cononacle instead of microsoft. it would still be worth it
phubert
Apr 24		 undoubtedly a dup... but always worthy of mention...
aikiwolfie
Apr 24		 Dell does contribute to Ubuntu. It writes drivers, does compatibility testing and pre-loads Ubuntu with some of it's products. Dell also works to have it's drivers included in the Ubuntu distribution so that it's hardware will "just work" with Ubuntu.
winoffice
Apr 24		 So my money spent on Windows goes to help Ubuntu???????????????? Never!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
matt_d
Apr 24		 we do. see http://linux.dell.com for examples. +1 to aikiwolfie.
aikiwolfie
Apr 24		 :oD coolies! I get points!
phubert
Apr 25		 Not likely, WO, Dell really sells HARDWARE, so it would be primarily from HARDWARE income.
aikiwolfie
Apr 25		 @winoffice: So are you saying money spent on Linux servers should be used to help Dell offer Windows. Please remember Dell sells a lot more than just Windows PCs.
kamujin
Apr 25		 I think DELL is one of the most Ubuntu friendly PC makers out there right now.

As an Ubuntu user, I definitely appreciate it.

Even model that still don't offer Ubuntu from the factory are often very Linux friendly in terms of the hardware DELL puts in them. Sometime, you do need to know to choose the right things, like the Intel Wireless Cards which are Linux friendly. In the end though, almost all DELL models can be configured for use with Linux without much need for Kludge.

I can't think of another top manufacturer that I could say the same about.

Apple was moving in the right direction with their gen3 macBooks, but the newer ones are LESS friendly.
aikiwolfie
Apr 26		 It's probably worth mentioning offering Ubuntu as a pre-loaded OS option is probably one of the most important contributions Dell could make to the further development of Ubuntu. Open source projects don't grow and flourish without community support. The pre-loaded option makes it very easy for people new to Linux and open source software to get up to speed.
johnpro
Apr 27		 Dells are not the most user friendly toward Linux. They may be very good with Linux but by far the most Linux friendly machines are Thinkpads. I have owned several of them and they have all worked flawlessly with Linux. All of the hardware is supported. Although this may be because the majority of Linux developers use Thinkpads.
aikiwolfie
Apr 27		 Or it could be because IBM got involved with Linux development before it sold it's PC and laptop businesses to Lenovo.
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