<div>On 5/10/07, <a href="mailto:jarrodhenry@comcast.net">jarrodhenry@comcast.net</a> <<a href="mailto:jarrodhenry@comcast.net">jarrodhenry@comcast.net</a>> wrote: <blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">No. I would not want to see that, because the goal of Ubuntu should be to get a Free OS out there to all. I don't think we should turn our front page into an adblock for them. I mean, after all, System76 and a bunch of others have been doing Ubuntu Laptops for awhile now. Where's the support for them? What happens if Lenova comes along and wants to do the deal as well.. do we put them on the page? Now HP, Compaq, and Lenova are in.. do we put equal sized ads up for them all? It's taking a slippery slope type argument, but eventually we might see the day when there are just too many vendors, and we're putting too much of them up on the home page, and we're losing the content. As it stands, when I open <a href="http://Ubuntu.com">Ubuntu.com</a>, I don't see a single ad on the page. It needs to stay that way. We're in software, not hardware. The Dell deal is great, but we shouldn't start playing favorites. </blockquote></div> Perhaps the idea isn't completely bad, though. What if Ubuntu were to add a section to their site that says "Where can I buy a computer with Ubuntu Linux Pre-Loaded?"? Allow a link and a short description for each merchant, in alphabetical order. That wouldn't show any favoritism among merchants. They could add a "Merchants, add your site to this list!" link. I think that this would support all vendors who sell Ubuntu Linux-based computers. In turn, this may also encourage more vendors to put together a Ubuntu package. If they could get a link to their site on Ubuntu's site, they might see more customer purchases. -- Vince