ZaReason: An Amazing Attack of Linux Cluefulness

As always! :)

/me continues waiting for ZaReason to release a new digital ready MythTV box

(not that I have any $$ at the moment though....) :(

Good job!

Carla, I asked Earl about servers at SCALE. I hope that's a market they'll be able to explore further.

ZaReason 's Ubuntu key is nice if you run Ubuntu :)

Sylvania uses a (g) key to signify their g series netbooks. It's OS neutral which is probably the best solution.

They do a generic Tux key too, which I think is a splendid option:

Quoting: ZaReason contracted with a keyboard manufacturer for an Ubuntu logo key instead of a Windows key. They also sell a Tux logo keyboard.

Cathy and Earl are very cool. I talked to Cathy for an hour, and I could have written a book.

I now have in my sweaty hands, thanks to Phoenix who are hyping Hyperspace hyperactively next week, a sleek little LenovoS10 Ideapad. I am having great fun with it, even though I don't get along with touchpads. I like the trackpoint like you get on grownup Thinkpads. But other than that, these little machines are addicting.

**edit** Steven, they'll build pretty much anything you want on request. Cathy said they're planning to do prefab servers that you can order off their website, it's just a matter of time. They have this weird thing about working the kinks out before releasing the products :)

quote from eevargas on Dell's Brainstorm page :

Quoting: Start supporting Linux for real By eevargas, Jan 8, 2009 Thu Jan 08 19:59:05 GMT 2009

I tried to buy a Linux laptop from Dell Puerto Rico Web-site. When a configure my laptop it cost almost $300 box more than the same configuration with Vista. This is just unacceptable. I entered in a chat with a Dell representative and he said that the only thing he can do is to sell me the laptop at the same price as the Vista couterpart. I disagreed, because Linux don't has any licens cost, but he said that it is the best he can do. I ordered my laptop anyway ( had no other choice) on Dec 22, 2008. Todays is Jan 8, 2009 and I recive an email saying that my order will be delayed ( no reson gived) and Del hasn't even charge my creditcard. So i don't know if actually i will recive my laptop or not. Are Dell supporting Linux or not ? Linux custumers should be treated in equal terms as Windows custumers. When I explainded my problem to Dell's representative, his first solution was "Why don't you buy your laptop with Vista". He said that he can gave me a better deal with Vista ... how come? Linux is free and opensource and he can gave a better deal with Vista ! I don't understant Dell's Linux strategy.

http://www.ideastorm.com/

He should count himself lucky, you don't get the Linux option at any price, in Australia.