[CS-FSLUG] WalMart: $199 Linux PC

[Timothy Butler]

I think it is suppose to be sold in stores, though.

As much as I applaud the effort, it seems to me throwing E17 at  
people with a few Web 2.0 links on the desktop isn't the way to make  
a GNU/Linux friendly for everyone. Asustek seems to have a better  
grasp on how to customize Linux, as they did for their Eee PC, if  
customization really even makes sense over packaging a nice, basic  
GNOME desktop.

	-Tim

On Nov 1, 2007, at 3:35 PM, Josiah Ritchie wrote:

> If you look around, you can find a PC at WalMart for $250 that has  
> more ram and Vista installed on it. I'm not sure this will be a  
> great competitor in light of that and it is kinda hard to find on  
> WalMart's website. I'm thinking it is just WalMart reminding people  
> that they have really low prices on PCs, no matter what you're  
> looking for.
>
> JSR/
>
> On 11/1/07, Whitt Madden <whittmadden at gmail.com> wrote: I've been  
> reading this all over the net today.  It is a customized version of  
> Ubuntu using E17 for the desktop.  I'm really not sure what to  
> think of this entry, for many reasons, one being the company is  
> using VIA for their processor.  I do wish them the best of luck  
> though.
>
>
> On Nov 1, 2007 3:16 PM, Frank Bax < fbax at sympatico.ca> wrote:
> http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2007/11/01/tech-walmart-linux.html
>
> Linux, the free operating system that's a perpetual underdog in the
> desktop market, will get another chance this holiday season at Wal- 
> Mart
> Stores Inc.
>
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