Talk with Linux Experts from Dell & Canonical on June 27

re: Talk with Linux Experts from Dell & Canonical on June 27

captain bush — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 19:25:42 GMT

Please, I mistakenly edited a vista partition on my notebook into a swap partition using a linux mint installation cd.After installation failed and my vista cannot load because the boot manager is affected.Please help.Thank you.

re: Talk with Linux Experts from Dell & Canonical on June 27

ctkroeker — Fri, 22 Jun 2007 21:22:14 GMT

@ steve: I ordered a Laptop with Vista on June 5th and it's still "in production" with estimated ship date on July 3-5th. Starting to put pressure on their support now...

I guess Dell's speed at getting things out the door depends on how much you stay on their backs... although this might not always be the case.

The first thing after getting that lappy I'm instally Ubuntu/Gentoo on it... It comes with Vista cause the coupon I used isn't available for the ubuntu lappy.

re: Talk with Linux Experts from Dell & Canonical on June 27

steve — Fri, 22 Jun 2007 12:43:17 GMT

I have a question for Dell, I ordered a Dell Laptop with Ubuntu the last week of May. I just checked the status and discovered that there is yet another production delay. The new estimated time for shipment is now after July 4th. If Dell doesn't delay shipment for the third time it will make delivery five/six weeks since I ordered the laptop May 25.

So my question - Is Linux on Laptop selling that well, that Dell is unable to keep up with demands or is Dell having problems gearing up for the new production run.

The reason I purchased from Dell was price and the peace of mind that the components would work (wireless/video card) and be supported without having to waste time doing workarounds.

Thanks.

re: Talk with Linux Experts from Dell & Canonical on June 27

Lewis Kiersma — Fri, 22 Jun 2007 01:55:12 GMT

Hi John,

Thanks for bring Linux to the desktop! Are you able to explain why Dell will only sell Ubuntu for "Home Use"? Seems Dell has stopped just before the goal line...

http://www.theinquirer.net/default.aspx?article=40472

Many Thanks,

~LK

re: Talk with Linux Experts from Dell & Canonical on June 27

Joseph — Thu, 21 Jun 2007 18:07:10 GMT

Will this be recorded somewhere? I won't be able to get to either.