[BadVista Advocate] GNU/Linux Hardware Configurations

[Ringo Kamens]

Perhaps another thing people could do is publish plans for OEM
GNU/Linux laptops to LUGs can make them and give them out to the
community. I know there is an interesting project at openoem.com where
they are building a laptop/desktop with 100% free as in freedom
hardware and software. It's worth checking out.
Comrade Ringo Kamens

On 4/29/07, Michael D. Stemle, Jr. <manchicken at members.fsf.org> wrote:
> On Sunday 29 April 2007 16:29:41 Don Hensley wrote:
> > Well, that is what I do; build 100% GNU/Linux systems:
> > http://donhensley.com
> >
> > Unfortunately I am not even a small company, I'm a "Just me" company. I'm
> > just a retired guy that does this strictly by referral and then only with
> > people I can directly interface with. I just do not have the time (or
> > health) to try to do support any other way.
> >
> > But find a LUG in your area, and ask if some one will build you a system.
> > You will find lots of people that can do it and many that would be pleased
> > to make a buck or two.
> >
> > But best of all, you would meet some really nice helpful people that way,
> > and discover a great support system. Join a LUG today.
> >
> > And Dell is making noise about a "Linux" pre load, but it will be very
> > unlikely to be a 100% Free Software system.
> >
> > Mandriva sells pre loaded computers, unfortunately also not 100% Free
> > software.
> >
> > Don.
> >  *****************************************************
> >  On Sunday 29 April 2007 01:05 pm, Wayne Moore wrote:
> > I am aware of that list, thanks. While that does help when shopping for
> > components to build your own system, I think it would be very useful to
> > know if there are any "off-the-shelf" systems that the big (or small)
> > hardware vendors sell, that would work with 100% free software - this would
> > help those that cannot build their own systems.
>
> I love OEM GNU/Linux.  It's nice, and it's well supported.  There needs to be
> more laptop OEM GNU/Linux going around.  I would love a gNewSense (maybe even
> gNewSense with KDE) lappy OEM that was affordable with good hardware.  I
> don't know if you've priced it lately folks, but at Wal-Mart or Best Buy, you
> can get Vista-loaded machines for roughly the price of the OS (after
> rebates).  And these are pretty beefy machines too.  2GHz core duo, 1.5GB
> RAM, 80GB+ hard drives, all for arount USD$600, and often times they come
> with rebates.  I seriously saw one earlier while I was buying my lawn mower.
>
> System76 is the only OEM GNU/Linux provider that I've seen that has
> customizable laptops, and they're awful pricey (though I still drool and
> would love to have one, gran, if you're on this mailing list... anyway...).
> If there are any more OEM lappy retailers that allow more customization and
> offer excellent support, I would love to know about it.  We need more OEM.
> OEM is the future.  OEM is the only reason why Vista is selling, and OEM is
> the way that we can truely free the users.
>
> All that said, Don Hensley, do you make customizable lappies at reasonable
> prices?  Or does anybody else do so?  I'd love to share that information with
> everybody I possibly could.  Maybe we could all make shameless plug pages on
> our respective sites with links to OEM retailers who sell Free Software
> loaded machines.
>
> --
> ~ Michael D. Stemle, Jr. <><
> (A)bort, (R)etry, (I)nfluence with large hammer
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>
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