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Dell's Ubuntu Deal Still On
On their Direct2Dell blog site,Dell had to post a note on 10 May explaining the deal with Ubuntu is still moving according to plan, indicating that some in the GNU/Linux community had thought Dell was dumping Ubuntu for Microsoft and Novell. Early this morning, LXer reader, Benjamin Watson, questioned why Dell's post regarding Ubuntu had gone missing from the Direct2Dell blog. LXer and Dell representatives confirmed that the post was missing. Some might have interpreted the missing post as suggesting Dell was dropping the deal with Canonical. Dell and Ubuntu representatives, responding by e-mail, say the relationship still stands. Ubuntu's marketing manager, Gerry Carr, replied that, "The deal is going ahead as planned and to schedule." Dell spokesperson, John Pope said that the post involving Ubuntu had been accidentally removed. Pope said dell's chief blogger, Lionel Menchaca, apologized for the "unintentional removal" and has restored the post. Dell's blog has the following note: " "Update #2: 5-15: This blog post was erroneously unpublished last night. Apologies for any inconvenience this has caused." Dell is still looking into the cause of the unintentional removal. |
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Comments (16)
"I too went to the Direct2Dell blog site and couldn't find the post, but thanks to the query from LXwer it is back up with an apology from our chief blogger, Lionel Menchaca, for the unintentional removal:"
I don't think we spend enough time thanking the Rev and Scott, et al, for the nice job that they do. And, in this instance, I emphasize "nice", as in catching more flies with sugar, etc.
Not to say that our resident ex-Marine Editor-in-Chief ain't tough, but he's not a poseur.
Reasonable, thoughtful people can reach across to those who might want to do A Right Thing (as opposed to The Right Thing) and help a little bit of good to happen.
I think the tone of Lxer improved immensely after the Rev took over, and it's credibility has climbed accordingly.
Quoting:I don't think we spend enough time thanking the Rev and Scott, et al, for the nice job that they do.
Hear, hear!
Quoting:I don't think we spend enough time thanking the Rev and Scott, et al, for the nice job that they do.
You people are trying to make me blush aren't you? We'll..I think its working.
Seriously, Thank You for the compliments.
Coming from people of such staggering intellect and immense stature..makes it mean that much more..I just love laying it on think. LOL!
Quoting:I think the tone of LXer improved immensely after the Rev took over, and it's credibility has climbed accordingly.
I couldn't agree more, Don more than anyone is directly responsible for that.
My Grandfather used to say, "Son, you can't fly like an Eagle if your surrounded by Turkeys." I am lucky and grateful to be surrounded by Eagles at LXer.
Agreed. Kudos to all.
> Coming from people of such staggering intellect and immense stature.
Who would that be??? Oh, you mean TC. :) (my grandmother taught me to always be polite to ladies, and she had a cherry switch on hand in case I wasn't).
Hey!!
My intellect isn't staggering. It just gets a little tired from time to time.
As to my immense stature, I've been exercising and watching what I eat, so it's not quite so immense as it once was.
You go, dudes!
Don K.
LXer is great for Linux and FOSS in general. This is one of the resources we need as we move into the mainstream. Linux is better with LXer.
While I'm at it, we owe a great debt to the readers who keep tipping us off about possible stories! In many ways, the readers have been helping us find and define the news. Many thanks for that!
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Headline: "Dell drops consumer Linux desktops?"
WTF?
Oh, just teasting us, Steven. The question mark is there.