Comments on: More Interesting Prebundling Moves http://techrights.org/2008/10/29/prebundling-moves-via-lenovo/ Free Software Sentry – watching and reporting maneuvers of those threatened by software freedom Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:00:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Roy Schestowitz http://techrights.org/2008/10/29/prebundling-moves-via-lenovo/comment-page-1/#comment-30760 Roy Schestowitz Wed, 29 Oct 2008 17:42:27 +0000 http://boycottnovell.com/2008/10/29/prebundling-moves-via-lenovo/#comment-30760 The surprise is that they bundle with a market follower while shunning the market leader (Red Hat). Lenovo has been suspicious in that regard for about 2 years. The surprise is that they bundle with a market follower while shunning the market leader (Red Hat). Lenovo has been suspicious in that regard for about 2 years.

]]> By: pcole http://techrights.org/2008/10/29/prebundling-moves-via-lenovo/comment-page-1/#comment-30758 pcole Wed, 29 Oct 2008 17:28:05 +0000 http://boycottnovell.com/2008/10/29/prebundling-moves-via-lenovo/#comment-30758 Is the Lenovo "preloaded" servers a new trend? All the servers we purchase and bring on-line, we decide what OS is installed. Is the Lenovo “preloaded” servers a new trend? All the servers we purchase and bring on-line, we decide what OS is installed.

]]> By: David Gerard http://techrights.org/2008/10/29/prebundling-moves-via-lenovo/comment-page-1/#comment-30741 David Gerard Wed, 29 Oct 2008 14:39:16 +0000 http://boycottnovell.com/2008/10/29/prebundling-moves-via-lenovo/#comment-30741 I was particularly interested in the cheap Linux netbooks Maplin's selling now. I avoid buying most things from Craplin (many are utterly dreadful and just don't work - fortunately they're very fast and efficient on returns of dodgy kit, so full points to them for that), but I played with these in the shop and actually found the keyboard usable. The key factors are: 1. £169. 2. MIPS, not x86. 3. GNU/Linux with Firefox 2. And guess what, it works just like Linux x86. You couldn't tell just browsing. Minus points: 1. 128MB memory. 2. No Flash, which is a serious minus for the casual user who doesn't know or care about software freedom. But the point remains: an ARM or MIPS processor at a given price point will run cooler and faster than x86, and GNU/Linux is GNU/Linux just the same. The future looks bright. I was particularly interested in the cheap Linux netbooks Maplin’s selling now. I avoid buying most things from Craplin (many are utterly dreadful and just don’t work – fortunately they’re very fast and efficient on returns of dodgy kit, so full points to them for that), but I played with these in the shop and actually found the keyboard usable.

The key factors are: 1. £169. 2. MIPS, not x86. 3. GNU/Linux with Firefox 2. And guess what, it works just like Linux x86. You couldn’t tell just browsing.

Minus points: 1. 128MB memory. 2. No Flash, which is a serious minus for the casual user who doesn’t know or care about software freedom.

But the point remains: an ARM or MIPS processor at a given price point will run cooler and faster than x86, and GNU/Linux is GNU/Linux just the same.

The future looks bright.

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