Walmart Ships PCs with Lindows OS

Tonetheman writes "Walmart is now shipping low cost PC's with Lindows pre-installed. And yes I know there was a review earlier on Slashdot about installing Linux on one of these bad boys. This is different and much more exciting. To think of the legions of rednecks who could now possibly be running Lindows instead of Windows..." There's a Newsforge story too. Hopefully Lindows makes a good impression.

Rage against the conformity.

[Big Dogs Cock]

Trolling in the name of
Some of those that boot Suse
Are the same that bought XP
Some of those that boot Suse
Are the same that bought XP
Trolling in the name of
And now you run what they told you
And now you run what they told you
And now you run what they told you

95 is justified for running the games that you didn't buy
95 is justified for running the games that you didn't buy
Some of those that boot Suse
Are the same that bought XP
Some of those that boot Suse
Are the same that bought XP

And you run what they told you
Now your under control
And you run what they told you
Now your under control
And you run what they told you
Come on!

Fuck you I wont run what you tell me
Fuck you I wont run what you tell me
Fuck you I wont run what you tell me
Fuck you I wont run what you tell me
Motherfucker

Haha.....

[cp4]

Legions of rednecks killed me!

You know you're a redneck if: you run Lindows on a WalMart PC.

Windows or Lindows

[91degrees]

Why would people want to use a kludged together OS with loads of confusing legacy included for backwards compatibility and a cryptic API anyway?

L/Windows

[Anonymous Coward]

Damn, that's gonna cause confusion with tech support.

"What OS are you using?"
"Lindows"
"Windows?"
"Yeah, Lindows"

If there is hope, it lies in the proles

[ematic]

Seems like the wal-mart grade rednecks will be the frontrunners of the linux desktop revolution. Bet you didn't see that coming!

Re:best post!

[Sexual Asspussy]

well done.

i'd buy a PC from Walmart. sure.

new software suggestion for lindows...

[sporkee]

To think of the legions of rednecks who could now possibly be running Lindows instead of Windows..."

in light of this, someone's gonna have to write some family tree software for lindows that lets your mother and sister to be one and the same...

Re:Lindows? Is it ready?

[T.Monk]

well, it's beta, and they want the windows demographic, so it would follow that they would ship while still in beta... hey, if MS does it, it's gotta be right, eh?

Re:If there is hope, it lies in the proles

[tid242]

To think of the legions of rednecks who could now possibly be running Lindows instead of Windows...

they'd better put the 'Redneck' language option back into their distro's, ever since RH rm'd it things just haven't been the same around here *sigh*..

-tid242

damn i need a better sig :(

Windows v. Lindows

[Rinisari]

Redneck just got a computer...
1997: I got Winders Ninedy Eight!
2000: I got Winders Doodousand!
2001: I got Winders EckPee!
2002: I got Linders? What da hell is Linders?

Shells Rednecks compile

[Anonymous Coward]

Hey Y'all, Jeb just set up a beowolf cluster.

Re:If there is hope, it lies in the proles

[slam smith]

This implies that rednecks shop at Wal-mart.

TRUE rednecks wouldn't be caught dead shopping in walmart, they dig through the dumpster behind the wal-mart.

Re:Windows or Lindows

[larry bagina]

Because the penguin is so cute?

Re:Will games be tested with wine now?

[morgajel]

wtf are you talking about?! linux can run LOTS of games! gnibbles, xbill, majhong, xmine, nethack, etc....

what? you want 3d games?

nononono, remember- these are the same people who made FREECELL and SOLITAIRE popular. Once they go to the games section and see there are more than solitaire, freecell, mines, and hearts, they're heads will explode.

no need for 3d:)

Re:Not necessarily a good thing

[Roblimo]

Wal-Mart has been selling HP computers running Windows for a number of years now.

I notice that plenty of Fortune 500 enterprises buy from HP and use Windows.

But I live in a double-wide trailer and shopped at Wal-Mart a couple of days ago, so I'm sure this observation is not valid. :)

- Robin

Speaking of Rednecks...

[CleverNickName]

The only way Lindows is going to catch on with the 'necks is if you can run one of the Big Game Hunter or Super Bass Fishing games on it.

Mark my words.

Go on, mark 'em! I dare you!

Re:"legions of rednecks?"

[billnapier]

Nice Stereotype? Have you ever been to Walmart?

"Legions of Rednecks"?

[n6mod]

Wrong distro.

Everyone knows it's RedHat that has the Redneck language option. (Even if it's just for the installer.)

-Z

This is worse how?

[lsommerer]

I can just imagine millions of these things selling widely. Then every single one being hacked by one group with the same root exploit. Think of the headlines "Wal- Mart facilitates domestic terrorism" "Internet Weakened by Linux manchines" etc.[...]

Now just imagine the PR nightmare for Microsoft if they sold millions of machines that were routinely vulnerable to exploits. Oh, nevermind.

Re:Haha.....

[Anonymous Coward]

Open Source has always been for hillbilles and oakies with 486 machines found in the goodwill dumpster -- Look at Eric Raymond.

(Note also how he is obsessed with redefining the word 'cracker'. Because he is one! Ha Ha.)

Appropriate Simpsons Quote

[DeadSea]

Homer: Look at these low, low prices on famous brand-name electronics!

Bart: Don't be a sap dad. These are just crappy knock-offs.

Homer: I know a genuine 'Panaphonics' when I see one. And look, there's 'Magnet Box' and 'Sorny'!

Salesman: [walking up] Listen, I'm not going to lie to you. Those are all superior machines. But if you like to watch your TV, and I mean _really_ watch it, you want the Carnivale'. [shows Homer and Bart a TV very similar to their old one] It features two-pronged wall plug, pre-molded hand grip well, durable outer casing to prevent fallapart...]

Homer: Sold. You wrap it up, I'll start bringing in the pennies.

[3F11] Scenes from the Class Struggle in Springfield

Re:Will games be tested with wine now?

[GungaDan]

"Lindows is based on wine."

Is this post designed to further confuse the redneck masses, who also buy their wine at Walmart?

Re:OS X

[MrResistor]

If you find a place where you can get a Mac with OS X for $300, let me know, because I would love to have one to play with.

Re:Familiar.....

[vegetablespork]

It might have a better chance without IBM's OS/2 marketing team behind it.

Just like NASCAR

[GungaDan]

"If it crashes a lot, will anyone notice?"

Rednecks only watch it for the crashes.

Re:heh..

[Unknown Lamer]

I think some of you are expressing concern because you don't want the mass public using anything but Windows. When everyone starts moving in on your elite OS, it no longer is the cool thing to use, so you must find something else to move on to....

Maybe now people will start using the Hurd [gnu.org] :)

Re:Lindows? Is it ready?

[DrCode]

"They just say the the OS runs MOST Windows programs."

The same is true of 'genuine' Windows.

But I do wonder how well Lindows does when you stick a random Win32 app. CD in. My experience with WINE (up to a few months ago) has been generally bad.

Re:Prices.

[Anonymous Coward]

Have you ever called Dell tech support ?

I'd rather ask the old guy who says hello when I come through the door of Walmart how to fix my computer.

Now you'll replace junk Linux for good Linux...

[Linegod]

Will it never end? I use to buy PCs, remove the junk OS, and install Linux. Now I get the chance to buy a PC with a junk Linux on it, wipe it and install a good distro. Seems more like a lateral move than an upward one.

.

Re:the "wal-mart crowd"

[mikeee]

so, remember folks:

Buying from local merchant: Good.
Buying from non-local stone-age tribesmen: Good. No, wait, bad! No, wait, good!
Buying at Giant Swedish Superstore: Good.
Buying from Large Arkansas Superstore: Bad.

Hey, if I move to Bentonville, can I still shop at Wal-mart?

Re:Wal-Mart *IS* a technology focused company.

[bmalia]

About the crack about rednecks buying Lindows...what do you think the average demographic of a Wally world online customer is? I'm willing to bet it's not ma and pa kettle in podunk Arkansas.

Ha! With your vast knowledge of Wal-Mart, SURELY you see the irony in that Wal-Mart's headquarters IS located in (and has a super-store that does a butt-load of bussiness in) a small town in Arkansas! [discoverourtown.com]

If you ever went to Wal-Mart to freshen up for a date... --Jeff Foxworthy

Re:"legions of rednecks?"

[macsox]

Take a moment to step off your elite pedestal and try becoming informed.
no thanks!

Re:"legions of rednecks"

[Anonymous Coward]

Wow, behold the legions of sensitive rednecks...

Wal-Mart and its quality of products

[spunkykuma]

Now Wal-Mart has everything on selling crappy products, they even have Lindows on cheaply built PCs now!

Obligatory cluster post

[Provocateur]

Whut about a be-yow-wulf cluster of them thar machines, Mary-Jo-Jim-Bob?

Whut? Dang you Billie Bob yew startin to sound like some dot-commie-city-slicker

Re:Hehe... Root Redneck

[orkysoft]

Rootnecks?

Re:as someone who grew up in arkansas

[gimpboy]

i was under the impression sam had a less than adiquate education. thanks for the correction.

Re:Lindows? Is it ready?

[colmore]

with the Walmart demographic, that might be a serious problem.

We should start testing Deerhunter and such on Lindows and Wine!

Bikers Use Linux!

[Lethyos]

According to this story [one.net], it is indeed true that a large motorcycle gang uses Linux, and is infact willing to beat people up to protect Linux developers. From the story:

"I was running from the gun nuts and the police, and was running down the middle of the street in a panic. I thought it couldn't possibly get worse. I look up and it's a freakin million bikers wearing gang colors, coming right at me. The guy asks me why I'm runnin' and I tell him that they're trying to kill us because we're into Linux. This dude, the meanest, most evil-looking dude I ever saw in my life looks at me and says 'sheeeit, Linux? I run Red Hat on my linux box" and nods to the dude next to him. Turns out that the chief enforcer for the gang had met Linus Torvalds at Sturgis way back years ago. Linus turned him on to Red Hat, and he's been writing GNU software ever since."