HP To Sell PCs With Mandrake 9.1 338
theoddball writes "HP just announced a new PC model (HP Compaq d220) that's available preloaded with Windows or Mandrake 9.1. The machine appears to be targeted to business users, although it's on the lower-end of the scale - specs are here. Mandrake also has a press release announcing the deal, which will grow to include four other HP models. Is this a sign that top tier manufacturers are taking Linux more seriously, or at least seeing a profitable niche?" We commented on MandrakeSoft's status update yesterday.
2.0 GHz Intel® Celeron™ (Score:5, Funny)
*weeps into hands*
Das Slashdot Effekt (Score:2, Funny)
It's the first time that an industry leader publicly announces the availability of Linux on a desktop PC.
This is the result of a worldwide agreement between MandrakeSoft and HP. The Mandrake Linux 9.1 operating system, while poor in comparison to Windows, is now available on a complete range of HP desktop PCs. This includes (or will include) the following machines: HP Compaq 220, HP Compaq 230, HP Compaq 325, HP Compaq D330 and HP Compaq D530.
Mandrake Linux 9.1 is recognized to be one of the less crash-prone and primitive of the Linux systems available today, and is a major step towards delivering Linux as a pretend office-desktop solution to small businesses.
More information about Mandrake Linux 9.1 is available at:
http://www.mandrakesoft.com/products/91/mainfeatu
The Press-release from HP is available at:
http://www.hp.com/hpinfo/newsroom/press/2003/0307
Re:2.0 GHz Intel® Celeron™ (Score:5, Funny)
No, the answer is... (Score:1, Funny)
-uso.
screw this. (Score:4, Funny)
Won't you be my Ninja?
Re:screw this. (Score:2, Funny)
I just wonder if my natural moon tan will be enough camouflage in Compusa.
Re:Not yet on the store (Score:4, Funny)
In the computer industry?
Re:With all these demon problems... (Score:4, Funny)
Linux is run by demons! Who cares about Napster, SCO, IBM, pirated mp3s and source code when there are demons in your computer!
I always knew that HP=Hell People. Now at last I have proof that they are putting demons in their computers!
You should spend less time worrying about HP and more time fighting the demons!
Re:2.0 GHz Intel® Celeron™ (Score:2, Funny)
Or video cards.
Hell, you can probably get a sound card with a processor faster than my machine.
Re:With all these demon problems... (Score:2, Funny)
Also IBM=Inverted Bowel Movement.
Thanks!
Re:Well (Score:3, Funny)
Bill, is that you? Or is it Darl? (Score:2, Funny)
Paperclip? (Score:4, Funny)
Anybody notice? (Score:2, Funny)
No big deal, it might take a while to update the site.
But did anybody else notice the almost $100 price difference on the same EXACT machine, but preloaded with Windows XP?
Is this really what you save buying a machine minus the MS Tax?
If so, I say to you Mr. Paperclip! You go to Hell! You go to Hell and you die!
oh the pain... (Score:3, Funny)
Voddy goes up in flames
the horror, oh the horror.
Re:I hope you're joking (Score:2, Funny)
Would you be able to learn Linux in the time you could save by not hanging around Slashdot?</joke>
Re:2.0 GHz Intel® Celeron™ (Score:5, Funny)
The paper clip is very efficient do to it's well integrated design. It takes very little cycles. It's when you try to kill it you suck up cpu as you go through menus and do everything you can to kill it.
OK, well i have to say in office XP one click and he's gone for good. But i know in previous releases he was a bitch, or a bubble, or a dog....
Re:2.0 GHz Intel® Celeron™ (Score:4, Funny)
Re:this.... (Score:3, Funny)
How could you not be a fan of MDK?!?
That game was awesome. The parachute and sniper mode were way useful, head shots counted, and your dog would fly in on a bombing run for you.
Now granted it was never networkable, but it was still a great game