Dell is working on an Ubuntu Linux-powered laptop that will be just for developers.
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Dell has done another u-turn on open source and announced it will again ship a laptop running Ubuntu Linux.
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A few years ago Dell began offering the Ubuntu distribution of Linux on its desktops and laptaps, but quietly dropped the option from its online store in 2010 (though it’s still possible to order certain machines with Ubuntu). Today at … Continue reading ? Dell Announces A Linux Laptop Designed for Developers is a post from: SiliconANGLE We're now available on the Kindle! Subscribe today .
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ERACC: “I quietly posted a “press release” about the laptop line we are using for Linux, FreeBSD and FreeDOS installations. Since we were just getting lined up for offering these laptops and had not actually installed anything on one yet, I did not want to post all over the world until we had a chance to vet one.”
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Webopedia: “A laptop that runs a variant of the Linux open source operating system such as Ubuntu, openSUSE, Fedora, Red Hat or Mandriva. While a Linux laptop can be purchased with Linux already preinstalled, in many cases a user will need to purchase a laptop that doesn’t have an operating system preinstalled or a laptop with a version of the Windows operating system and then install Linux on …
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