[CS-FSLUG] WalMart: $199 Linux PC

[Whitt Madden]

I agree completely that throwing E17 at Wal-Mart customers is a very bad
choice.  I think that Ubuntu 7.10 Gnome would have been a much wiser
decision.

On Nov 1, 2007 4:01 PM, Timothy Butler <tbutler at ofb.biz> wrote:

> 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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