LinuxSA Mailing list archives

  From: Jake Hawkes <jake@eclectic.com.au>
  To  : Paul Schulz <pauls@caemrad.com.au>
  Date: Thu, 27 Jan 2000 12:31:53 +1030

Re: Buying a workstation [Summary]

Personally, I reckon that if a company has signed an agreement that says
they must sell an MS OS for each machine they sell is a Bad Sign.

Forgetting any MS bias, why would any company sign an agreement that
prevents them from making any choices later on?

cf: Uni of SA, Levels Campus, Food Contract. They (the food people) have
(or had whan I was last there) a complete contract for *all* food and
drink on campus. That meant we had to fight to have a Coke machine in
our club room, that we filled and collected profit from.

Are there many companies Out There with this kind of contract? (I spose
it would be hard to tell - they wouldn't be on this list ....)

anyhoo.


Paul Schulz wrote:
> 
> Here is a summary of the recent 'Buying a workstation' thread.
> I'm quite happy to keep a list of experiences, recommendations etc.
> from LinuxSA members... any and all possible disclaimers apply to
> this.
> 
> PaulS
> ----------------------------------------------------------------
> Microbits
>         Asking $289.00 for NT4.0. Will not supply a PC without
>         OS.
>         [ Stephen Reynolds - linuxsa, Jan 2000 ]
>         Used to be able supply OS'less PC's a couple of years ago.
>         [ Nick - linuxsa, Jan 2000 ]
> 
> unknown used laptop company #1
>         Had to sell used laptop with Window 95 installed. Claimed that
>         a copyright infrigement would be assumed if not the case.
>         [ Alan Kennington - linuxsa, Jan 2000 ]
> 
> Oceania computers, NSW
>         Willing and able to preinstall linux.
>         [ Kevin Waterson - linuxsa, Jan 2000 ]
> 
> unknown computer company #1
>         Regularly sell machines with no OS. Have not pre-install
>         Linux, but would probably do so on request.
>         [ Ant - linuxsa, Jan 2000 ]
> 
> DrPC
>         Will quote and supply OS'less PC's
>         [ Malcolm Campbell - linuxsa, Jan 2000 ]
> 

--
Jake Hawkes, B.Eng (CSE)

"We are but packets in the internet of life".   - UF March 4, 1999