[nzlug] Linux Laptop Retailers

Mark Foster blakjak at blakjak.net
Mon Nov 12 11:06:46 NZDT 2007



On Sun, 11 Nov 2007, Nevyn wrote:

> On Nov 11, 2007 10:26 AM, Mark Foster <blakjak at blakjak.net> wrote:
>>
>>
>> On Sun, 11 Nov 2007, Mathew Carley wrote:
>>
>>> Doesn't this subject come up about once a month? As un-personal as it might
>>> sound, perhaps NZLUG/NZOSS/xxLUG could point at some Wiki Page featuring a
>>> (nationwide?) list of companies that will sell laptops either sans-OS or with
>>> Linux.
>>
>> Concur 100% - this was my thought too when I first saw the original post.
>>
>> http://wiki.linux.net.nz/TitleSearch?s=laptop
>>
>> Someone like to volunteer to create some structure and perhaps consolidate
>> responses?
>>
>> (The Wiki is there. Lets use it.)
>>
>> Mark.
>
> Would it not be prudent to do a list of linux friendly retailers as well?
>
> I.e.
> DSE provides information on which hardware is linux compatible.
> Dr Floppy (are they still around?) sell some commercial linux software etc.

I dare say there'd be no harm in having that info on the Wiki.  Go ahead 
;-)





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