2008: The Year of Preinstalled GNU+Linux
El Reg reported a while back on the supercheap laptops and a “Mac Mini”-style computer due out in 2008 with GNU+Linux preinstalled (though sadly its Ubuntu with a 1990s GUI and a lot of links to proprietary webapps like GMail instead of real and free software)
The Guardian has an article about why GNU+Linux on the eeePC is kicking ass (Mark Pilgrim made the point as only he can :-) and PCW has a list of the competitors shown at CeBit.
The E-Lead Noahpad is the most exciting - is that a fingerworks keyboard? The potential of multitouch for type design is fantastic, I think :-)
(And, I’m pleased to see the Guardian call the system GNU/Linux ;-)
The 2008: The Year of Preinstalled GNU+Linux by David Crossland, unless otherwise expressly stated, is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported License.
March 9, 2008 | Filed Under Personal Thoughts
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