Lindows for free! Duh?

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September 25th, 2003, 09:58 PM
tampabay420

Lindows for free! Duh?

http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/63/33025.html

Quote:

Seagate has decided to lend an open source hand to Whitebox PC makers by distributing the LindowsOS on one of its hard drives at no cost.

U.S. computer makers of all shapes and sizes can purchases the 40GB Barracuda 7200.7 hard drives pre-loaded with LindowsHD. Seagate will sell the hard drives with our without the Linux OS at the same cost and estimates that Whitebox manufacturers can save about $100 per computer by picking the pre-loaded option. At a minimum, the program will run through December

pretty cool heh?
September 25th, 2003, 10:17 PM
NeuTron

Very cool!
September 25th, 2003, 10:49 PM
phishphreek

At least it'll give people good practice formatting their hard drives!

I think Lindows is doing it so more people will get it and then have to pay to download the apps they want. They have that click and run pay system going.

Since it is debian based ... people that are smart enough can just do "apt-get" to install new apps...

http://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/ap.../index.en.html
September 26th, 2003, 09:49 PM
Nokia

Sounds about right! Still a pretty cool marketing ploy tho!
April 1st, 2004, 08:14 PM
Info Tech Geek

Quote:

Originally posted here by phishphreek80
Since it is debian based ... people that are smart enough can just do "apt-get" to install new apps...

http://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/ap.../index.en.html

apt-get works in Lindows, CNR is an optional piece of software and is not needed to use Lindows. Also, if someone is so dependant on CNR they can buy a lifetime membership from www.ChoicePC.com.