[conspire] No more GNU HP Minis

Rick Moen rick at linuxmafia.com
Tue Nov 3 09:52:34 PST 2009


Quoting Ruben Safir (ruben at mrbrklyn.com):

> I finnaly got a few bucks together to get my daughter a computer and LO
> AND BEHOLD, HP Mini's no longer come with Linux pre-installed.

Do you _really_ want some manufacturer's OS preload?  They have a strong
tendency to screw around with the contents, and not to the customer's
benefit.

I tend to ignore the preload if any (none is better) and just vet
hardware compatibility in advance, then load my own, my way.





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