Comments on: Tesco sell computers with Ubuntu pre-installed – Linux on the up? http://tech.blorge.com/Structure: /2007/10/21/tesco-sell-computers-with-ubuntu-pre-installed-linux-on-the-up/ Technology news Sun, 22 Nov 2009 16:15:02 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Nish Vamadevan http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:/2007/10/21/tesco-sell-computers-with-ubuntu-pre-installed-linux-on-the-up/comment-page-1/#comment-42633 Nish Vamadevan Sun, 28 Oct 2007 18:45:25 +0000 http://tech.blorge.com/Structure: /2007/10/21/tesco-sell-computers-with-ubuntu-pre-installed-linux-on-the-up/#comment-42633 Its great to see a retailer who isin’t speciliced in Computer Equipments seeling PCs preloaded with Linux Operating System... But I don’t see this continues cos unfortunatly the ratio of customers who walks into a Tesco Store and having the knowledge of Linux Operating System is VERY low! Its great to see a retailer who isin’t speciliced in Computer Equipments seeling PCs preloaded with Linux Operating System…

But I don’t see this continues cos unfortunatly the ratio of customers who walks into a Tesco Store and having the knowledge of Linux Operating System is VERY low!

]]> By: Ralph http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:/2007/10/21/tesco-sell-computers-with-ubuntu-pre-installed-linux-on-the-up/comment-page-1/#comment-40936 Ralph Tue, 23 Oct 2007 22:00:42 +0000 http://tech.blorge.com/Structure: /2007/10/21/tesco-sell-computers-with-ubuntu-pre-installed-linux-on-the-up/#comment-40936 6.06 is what I am running right now on an Acer notebook as my main work machine. It works great. I'll probably wait to the next long term support release before upgrading, as I have too much installed and too much to do right now. 6.06 is what I am running right now on an Acer notebook as my main work machine. It works great. I’ll probably wait to the next long term support release before upgrading, as I have too much installed and too much to do right now.

]]> By: Ian http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:/2007/10/21/tesco-sell-computers-with-ubuntu-pre-installed-linux-on-the-up/comment-page-1/#comment-40923 Ian Tue, 23 Oct 2007 21:22:35 +0000 http://tech.blorge.com/Structure: /2007/10/21/tesco-sell-computers-with-ubuntu-pre-installed-linux-on-the-up/#comment-40923 6.06 is fine. My mum's running it on her PC and I've seen no need to upgrade it yet. She's happy with it. 6.06 is fine. My mum’s running it on her PC and I’ve seen no need to upgrade it yet. She’s happy with it.

]]> By: Richard Steven Hack http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:/2007/10/21/tesco-sell-computers-with-ubuntu-pre-installed-linux-on-the-up/comment-page-1/#comment-40905 Richard Steven Hack Tue, 23 Oct 2007 20:30:08 +0000 http://tech.blorge.com/Structure: /2007/10/21/tesco-sell-computers-with-ubuntu-pre-installed-linux-on-the-up/#comment-40905 The ad shows "Cache" is 1GB! Say what? 512MB of RAM and 1GB of "Cache"? Somebody got it wrong... Maybe they meant 512K of cache and 1GB of RAM, but at the price point of the machine, I'm not sure that was likely either. The ad shows “Cache” is 1GB! Say what? 512MB of RAM and 1GB of “Cache”?

Somebody got it wrong…

Maybe they meant 512K of cache and 1GB of RAM, but at the price point of the machine, I’m not sure that was likely either.

]]> By: cybervegan http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:/2007/10/21/tesco-sell-computers-with-ubuntu-pre-installed-linux-on-the-up/comment-page-1/#comment-40791 cybervegan Tue, 23 Oct 2007 13:35:46 +0000 http://tech.blorge.com/Structure: /2007/10/21/tesco-sell-computers-with-ubuntu-pre-installed-linux-on-the-up/#comment-40791 In my experience, users who have never had a computer before find Ubuntu (and most other mainstream distro's) perfectly easy. It's the ones who think that Microsoft invented computers and have been using Windows since win98 that have the problems. In my spare time, I reclaim old scrap business computers, reinstall with Ubuntu, and donate them or sell them very cheaply and I have very many satisfied customers - no problems with viruses, malware or spyware; no random crashes or annual reinstalls to keep the system stable. Tesco selling Ubuntu based PC's can only be good news. regards, -cybervegan In my experience, users who have never had a computer before find Ubuntu (and most other mainstream distro’s) perfectly easy. It’s the ones who think that Microsoft invented computers and have been using Windows since win98 that have the problems.

In my spare time, I reclaim old scrap business computers, reinstall with Ubuntu, and donate them or sell them very cheaply and I have very many satisfied customers – no problems with viruses, malware or spyware; no random crashes or annual reinstalls to keep the system stable.

Tesco selling Ubuntu based PC’s can only be good news.

regards,
-cybervegan

]]> By: Nick Bentley http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:/2007/10/21/tesco-sell-computers-with-ubuntu-pre-installed-linux-on-the-up/comment-page-1/#comment-40540 Nick Bentley Mon, 22 Oct 2007 13:07:41 +0000 http://tech.blorge.com/Structure: /2007/10/21/tesco-sell-computers-with-ubuntu-pre-installed-linux-on-the-up/#comment-40540 6.06 was the last version with long term support (18 months iirc) This is great news, If only people were not scared of anything other than windows 6.06 was the last version with long term support (18 months iirc)

This is great news, If only people were not scared of anything other than windows

]]> By: Zeth http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:/2007/10/21/tesco-sell-computers-with-ubuntu-pre-installed-linux-on-the-up/comment-page-1/#comment-40467 Zeth Mon, 22 Oct 2007 10:17:40 +0000 http://tech.blorge.com/Structure: /2007/10/21/tesco-sell-computers-with-ubuntu-pre-installed-linux-on-the-up/#comment-40467 Why such a old release of Ubuntu???? Why such a old release of Ubuntu????

]]> By: Ammy Short http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:/2007/10/21/tesco-sell-computers-with-ubuntu-pre-installed-linux-on-the-up/comment-page-1/#comment-40291 Ammy Short Mon, 22 Oct 2007 03:04:48 +0000 http://tech.blorge.com/Structure: /2007/10/21/tesco-sell-computers-with-ubuntu-pre-installed-linux-on-the-up/#comment-40291 Great news for PC users. I think the people are surely going to benefit form this Ubuntu preloaded PCs. The overall security and user friendliness is much more up to date than in any average Windows PC. Yours Sincerely. Great news for PC users.

I think the people are surely going to benefit form this Ubuntu preloaded PCs.

The overall security and user friendliness is much more up to date than in any average Windows PC.

Yours Sincerely.

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