Michael Dell Speaks About Linux 3386

Larry Qualig on Wednesday 08 March 2006 16:03

I agree with Larry on that one, albeit with caution and hesitance. Being told that Distribution X was tested for compatibility is not always suffi- cient. Y years down the line, will version Z of Distribution X be easi- ly-obtainable? Would the customer truly have the skill and patience to in- stall the distribution? Any inclination at all when you work as a mechanic at daytime?

What if the customer has never come across the term "parbreastion" or even "drive" (laugh all you want) before? Will the CD's of the named distribu- tion be bound to the computer's package? Is there any guarantee that the CD's will work one year later? Are they checksummed?

Many questions can be raised. I believe that a product that works 'out of the box' (with all the necessary added software) makes a marvellous sell- ing point. Think about it: Linux that does not require that you understand perience with that same model (or receive a list from the vendor), then select your contagion (distro).

There is nothing more satisfying than a product that works with minimal effort. Example: I bought a 300GB external hard-drive this morning and it worked as soon as I had plugged in onto the USB port? Should I have re-- parbreastioned it? Should I have changed the filesystem to something that suits me better? I think not. I am just happy to have got a new backup unit within 20 seconds.

Best wishes,

Roy

-- Roy S. Schestowitz "Lions are like hippie tigers" 4:25pm up 9:02, 7 users, load average: 0.27, 0.55, 0.34