Hey Linux Fans: Certification Isn't Pre-Installation
Dell says, ". . . we have seen a consistent request to provide platforms that allow people to install their operating system of choice." (Emphasis added.)
"Certification" doesn't mean pre-installation. "Support" doesn't mean pre-installation. "Pre-installation" means pre-installation.
Yes it can.
But it is showing no inclination to do so.
After a lot of hemming-and-hawing, Dell has decided to accept the verdict of its IdeaStorm users and sell pre-installed Linux.
The company said it is already in the process of certifying the Novell Suse distribution, but will work with others as well.
This reluctance to choose among distributions might be sound in some areas, but if Dell really wants to change the game, and not just follow a few cranky customers, it should be openly favoring one distribution or another.
Even if that means following the Microsoft line, which favors Novell.
Can Dell change the Linux market?
PC maker will certify some corporate machines with Novell's Suse Linux, but stops short of offering pre-installed Linux. In a statement issued on its Web site, Dell said it had taken notice of the suggestions made on the IdeaStorm. But it stopped short of offering pre-installed Linux, and instead said it would certify some of its corporate machines with Novell's Suse Linux software. Certification should mean that Suse would function smoothly on all Dell PCs.
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