[ubuntu-uk] FWD: [[Hampshire] Report on Tesco Ubuntu machine]

[Kris Douglas]

On 19/12/2007, Chris Rowson <christopherrowson at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > > > Not to mention selling a machine with a default user name and
> password
> > > > already set up. That blows any idea that Ubuntu is secure right out
> of
> > > > the water!
> > > >
> > > > Regards,
> > > > Tony.
> > >
> > > Why on earth wouldn't the silly sods have run the install mode for
> OEMs option?
> > >
> >
> > I know the OEM option works well in recent releases, but given they
> > installed Dapper, is it as reliable under that version. I don't know,
> I've
> > never used it.
> >
> > Perhaps they have a sensible reason for doing it this way. Perhaps...
> they
> > don't actually give a monkeys what is installed, they just chose a Linux
> > distro so they could omit windows and thus get an attractive price
> point.
> >
> > > To be honest the whole affair sounds shocking. Is this a fluke/one off
> > > or are all of these esys PCs this badly configured?
> > >
> >
> > Is it really that bad?
> >
> > Sounds like a typical out of the box install really.
> >
> > Cheers,
> > Al.
> >
>
> I dunno Al, I'd be pretty miffed if I was a newcomer to Linux and all
> I got was an out-of-range message when I tried to boot up my new PC!
>
> Perhaps later releases will be better OOTB.
>
> I wonder if a lot of the purchases will be by folk who intend to put a
> dodgy copy of Windows on them though.
>
> Chris
>
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I'm sure they will consider improving the system for future use, but for the
price of the hardware and the fact it works, its pretty good. The display
problem is a but dumb though. As for the default password, the OEM for Dapp.
isn't the best, so I imagine they just did that.

I think if they shipped with Gutsy now, they would do a lot better with the
out of the box support, they should use something like Dell's system.
Anyway, sounded like a good buy, might look into it..

-- 
Kris Douglas
      Softdel Limited Hosting Services

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      Mail: kris at softdel.net
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