OryHara Posted May 25, 2007 Share Posted May 25, 2007 http://www.ubuntu.com/dell I thought it was interesting. Hot topic no. But thought it might be a good read. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/52058-dell-sells-ubuntu-machines/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
cringemaster Posted May 25, 2007 Share Posted May 25, 2007 Thats pretty cool, although I'd rather get my own hardware (prefferably PowerPC w/ Altivec) and install Ubuntu on that. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/52058-dell-sells-ubuntu-machines/#findComment-371925 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alessandro17 Posted May 25, 2007 Share Posted May 25, 2007 Thats pretty cool, although I'd rather get my own hardware... and install Ubuntu on that. Same here, but different distro. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/52058-dell-sells-ubuntu-machines/#findComment-371957 Share on other sites More sharing options...
linuxfan66 Posted May 26, 2007 Share Posted May 26, 2007 nice, I'd buy the dells with linux if I had the money and lived in america. There is no such offer is oz yet. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/52058-dell-sells-ubuntu-machines/#findComment-372545 Share on other sites More sharing options...
OryHara Posted May 26, 2007 Author Share Posted May 26, 2007 Same here, but different distro. I've been running 7.04 on my hackintosh on a different HD for a few days now. Give it a shot Alessandro. I guarantee you will like it. It's very nice. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/52058-dell-sells-ubuntu-machines/#findComment-372626 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alessandro17 Posted May 26, 2007 Share Posted May 26, 2007 I've been running 7.04 on my hackintosh on a different HD for a few days now. Give it a shot Alessandro. I guarantee you will like it. It's very nice. You are right, actually. I had tried every previous release, but not this one. That is not like me, normally. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/52058-dell-sells-ubuntu-machines/#findComment-372646 Share on other sites More sharing options...
OryHara Posted May 26, 2007 Author Share Posted May 26, 2007 You are right, actually. I had tried every previous release, but not this one. That is not like me, normally. I thought it would be like 6.10, but it has some nice little features like automatic Video/Audio codec detection/downloading with a lot of options. It has a new theme called gloss for gnome widgets, and some other nit-picks. Overall I rate it a 9.5 on desktop, right below OS X. The software support drove me to it as well. It has more software support on the books than 6.10, and seems to want to do everything for you. I can't say I would trust anything with a GUI/X11R6/X.org for being a server, but thats me because I am old fashioned, and prefer Slackware, and compiling daemons from scratch for that job. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/52058-dell-sells-ubuntu-machines/#findComment-372673 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alessandro17 Posted May 26, 2007 Share Posted May 26, 2007 I don't try as many Linux distros as I did in the past (virtually every release of every distro) Maybe the reason is that OS X is so good that I spend 80% of my time in it. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/52058-dell-sells-ubuntu-machines/#findComment-372711 Share on other sites More sharing options...
linuxfan66 Posted May 27, 2007 Share Posted May 27, 2007 I don't try as many Linux distros as I did in the past (virtually every release of every distro) Maybe the reason is that OS X is so good that I spend 80% of my time in it. mostly, I test every linux distro I come across. I am slightly less aggressive now though. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/52058-dell-sells-ubuntu-machines/#findComment-372956 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alessandro17 Posted May 27, 2007 Share Posted May 27, 2007 mostly, I test every linux distro I come across. I am slightly less aggressive now though. Yeah, I suppose you become tired once you have done it for years and once you have found your ideal operating system(s). Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/52058-dell-sells-ubuntu-machines/#findComment-373001 Share on other sites More sharing options...
skyhighmac Posted May 29, 2007 Share Posted May 29, 2007 Linux is a nice OS, it has come very far in the past couple of years, but who would want linux over mac os x? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/52058-dell-sells-ubuntu-machines/#findComment-374262 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suzuka Posted May 29, 2007 Share Posted May 29, 2007 Linux is a nice OS, it has come very far in the past couple of years, but who would want linux over mac os x? when they can't afford a Mac and are too lazy to get OS X86 running Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/52058-dell-sells-ubuntu-machines/#findComment-374303 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alessandro17 Posted May 29, 2007 Share Posted May 29, 2007 when they can't afford a Mac and are too lazy to get OS X86 running Most people don't know about OSx86. You wouldn't believe it, but an awful lot of people don't even know about Macs in this country. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/52058-dell-sells-ubuntu-machines/#findComment-374324 Share on other sites More sharing options...
OryHara Posted May 29, 2007 Author Share Posted May 29, 2007 Most people don't know about OSx86. You wouldn't believe it, but an awful lot of people don't even know about Macs in this country. Its amazing too. George Orwell's prediction of one of everything is coming true. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/52058-dell-sells-ubuntu-machines/#findComment-374402 Share on other sites More sharing options...
cringemaster Posted June 4, 2007 Share Posted June 4, 2007 Most people don't know about OSx86. You wouldn't believe it, but an awful lot of people don't even know about Macs in this country. Well not where I live. Apple is teh hip thing here. But yet still many people dont know about Mac in other parts of the US. When i used to travel with my PB 190cs, id always have people asking "What in tarnation is that kind of computer youve got there. All ive got is my windows. Ye Haw, gonna wrangle me some cow and grill up a steak in my 10 gallon hat." Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/52058-dell-sells-ubuntu-machines/#findComment-377389 Share on other sites More sharing options...
linuxfan66 Posted June 4, 2007 Share Posted June 4, 2007 when they can't afford a Mac and are too lazy to get OS X86 running Do you think any old guy will use a potentially illegal, pirated, unreliable product? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/52058-dell-sells-ubuntu-machines/#findComment-377455 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alessandro17 Posted June 4, 2007 Share Posted June 4, 2007 Well not where I live. Apple is teh hip thing here. But yet still many people dont know about Mac in other parts of the US. But I live in Italy Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/52058-dell-sells-ubuntu-machines/#findComment-377626 Share on other sites More sharing options...
apowerr Posted June 4, 2007 Share Posted June 4, 2007 Well not where I live. Apple is teh hip thing here. But yet still many people dont know about Mac in other parts of the US. When i used to travel with my PB 190cs, id always have people asking "What in tarnation is that kind of computer youve got there. All ive got is my windows. Ye Haw, gonna wrangle me some cow and grill up a steak in my 10 gallon hat." Are you stereotyping the south as technologically backwards? (I agree there, I live in Florida and it kinda sux) Or Windows users as stupid and unworldly? (No way! Its the general computer using population that are fools, their not fools because they use Windows) Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/52058-dell-sells-ubuntu-machines/#findComment-377890 Share on other sites More sharing options...
OryHara Posted June 5, 2007 Author Share Posted June 5, 2007 Do you think any old guy will use a potentially illegal, pirated, unreliable product? I know of quite a few running Ubuntu. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/52058-dell-sells-ubuntu-machines/#findComment-378194 Share on other sites More sharing options...
elviejo Posted June 5, 2007 Share Posted June 5, 2007 Do you think any old guy will use a potentially illegal, pirated, unreliable product? Sure we do, look at my username. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/52058-dell-sells-ubuntu-machines/#findComment-378210 Share on other sites More sharing options...
OryHara Posted June 6, 2007 Author Share Posted June 6, 2007 Sure we do, look at my username. I love my Ubuntu desktop... hint. hint. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/52058-dell-sells-ubuntu-machines/#findComment-378642 Share on other sites More sharing options...
linuxfan66 Posted June 6, 2007 Share Posted June 6, 2007 I know of quite a few running Ubuntu. :censored2: I was talking about OSX86 not ubuntu!? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/52058-dell-sells-ubuntu-machines/#findComment-378714 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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