Dell's March to Linux PCs Won't Be A Walk In the Park
In pre-installing Linux on consumer PCs, Dell's biggest challenge will be in finding a full set of open-source drivers for the hardware that will run with the new machines, the software architect on the project said Friday.
The computer maker on Thursday said that it would offer the open-source operating system in desktops and notebooks following strong customer demand for the machines on the company's online sounding board IdeaStorm. Besides committing to making and selling the machines, Dell has released few other details.
Matt Domsch, Linux software architect for Dell, said in an interview Friday that the company is talking with suppliers to find out if they would be willing to provide open-source drivers, if one doesn't already exist. "It's not a relationship challenge, it's how quickly can we do it challenge," Domsch told InformationWeek.
While Dell has yet to release a timetable for releasing the new products, the goal is to get them out as soon as possible.
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Bruise it slightly, perhaps. But seriously, would you or your company buy a Linux PC from Dell this year? How much would you pay for support?
Michael Dell and former CEO Kevin Rollins are smart guys. Twenty years ago, they saw that Microsoft Windows as the preferred fertilizer for cubicle farms and they made it the mainstay of the company from the beginning.
Now the company reports it will slowly add more Linux to its repertoire -- very slowly.
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