Dell To Linux Users — Not So Fast

PetManimal writes to tell us that after all the hubbub over Dell's note about manufacturing Linux-friendly Dells and choosing distros, the company is now telling users not to expect factory-installed Linux laptops and desktops anytime soon. According to the article, Dell says that lining up certification, support, and training will 'take a lot of work.' "The company said today that the note was just about certifying the hardware for being ready to work with Novell SUSE Linux, not an announcement that the computers would be loaded and sold with the operating system in the near future..."

Woops!

[One Louder]

Hmmm, sounds like somebody at Dell got The Phone Call.

Dude!

[Anonymous Coward]

Dude, you're getting a false hope!

Re:Woops!

[Sneakernets]

More like, somebody at Dell got The Chair.

Re:Woops!

[Phil246]

or the flying chair...

It takes a long time...

[stox]

to write the support scripts. Not until they can blame 99% of the problems on the customer will they be prepared to offer support for it. All they excuses they've collected for Windows will be of little use for them, they'll have to start from scratch.

Damn Dell

[GFree]

Obviously they don't have the lobes for Linux.

Re:Woops!

[ashridah]

Was it a comfy chair?

Re:Woops!

[Bob54321]

Any chair that is lodged in some part of your body due to its use as a projectile tends not to be comfy... In fact, I cannot think of an exception to that rule.

Msft to Dell, on the red telephone:

[toby]

"How about a nice cup of Shut The Fuck Up About Linux..."

Re:If they can get a penguin logo on every PC

[mrchaotica]

Hasn't Ballmer lost his mind already?

Re:Woops!

[Anonymous Coward]

He was poked with the SOFT CUSHIONS!!!!

Comfy?

[Savage-Rabbit]

Was it a comfy chair?

No... this time the 'Bald Avenger®' used a hand made Italian throwing chair (an excellent chocie) designed to fracture but not fatally shatter the skull of the target (aka. Mr. Dell) thus teaching him a lesson without causing permanent injury. Next time of course the gloves will come off... the Bald Avenger will hit Mr. Dell with the 'smirk of repentance' which will burn his soul out and send it to the deepest pit of Recycle-Bin-Hell where Clippy, the angel of darkness, will punish Mr. Dell for his disloyalty by driving him insane with a never ending flood of useless suggestions...

Disclaimer: The above message is intended to make absolutely no sense at all, if it failed in this the author would like to apologize in advance.