[off topic] Linux on laptop and all FLOSS?

[Lawrence MacIntyre]

Check out http://www.rayservers.com  They sell laptops with linux
already configured (It's Gentoo, though).  I bought one with no OS and
installed Ubuntu on it.  So far, everything seems to work except for
hibernate.  I haven't had time to mess with that yet.  Also, there is
http://www.emperorlinux.com  They will install several different
linuxes, Ubuntu among them.


On Fri, 2005-04-15 at 00:22 +0200, Magnus Therning wrote:
> On Tue, Apr 05, 2005 at 02:50:42PM +0100, Thomas Beckett wrote:
> >On Apr 4, 2005 3:25 PM, Magnus Therning <magnus at therning.org> wrote:
> >> I am planning on buying a laptop, I wouldn't rule out dual booting
> >> Windows but my main OS will be Ubuntu GNU/Linux.
> >> 
> >> After hours of googling I am left wondering:
> >> 
> >>  Is there a single laptop vendor that supports Linux?
> >> 
> >> Mostly it seems to be open source device drivers in the following areas
> >> that are missing:
> >> 
> >>  power saving
> >>  modem (linmodem seems to fill the gap somewhat)
> >>  wlan (ndiswrapper seems evil, and I'd like to avoid it)
> >> 
> >> Have I missed any Linux-friendly laptop brand?
> >
> >One thing to suggest - rather than the pros and cons of each system.
> >Why not simply burn the Hoary Live CD as it uses exactly the same
> >hardware detection as Hoary install. Then go down to your local
> >retailer and tell them you want to play around with a few models and
> >see if they will mind you running the liveCD.
> 
> That is a great idea. The only thing is that more and more computer
> manufacturers are running web-only sales. That means I wouldn't be able
> to check out any Dells. Also, many of the cheaper systems (e.g.
> tiny.com) are out of the question then :(
> 
> /M
> 
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