Re: Should Motherboard makers bundle Linux CD with every shipment?

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From: wisdomkiller & pain
Date: Thu, 03 Jul 2008 09:49

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> Should Motherboard makers bundle Linux CD with every shipment?
> 
Well, we (@w0rk) purchase laptops and desktops without preloaded OS. Indeed
they come with freedos preinstalled just to verify they boot up.
Of course, freedos does not support the hdasound, network and graphics
controller. 
They could just as well install a knoppix or systemrescue cd to allow a more
detailed evaluation with all the peripherals available for testing.
Before we finally clean-install XP, that is.

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