Δημοσιεύτηκε: 22 Απρ 2009, 10:14
από stavrosLinux
αντιγραφή από http://www.fsf.org/resources/hw/how_hardware_vendors_can_help.html

"It is nearly impossible to purchase consumer hardware without a Microsoft operating system pre-installed. The vendors that do offer such systems usually discourage their purchase by hiding them. Vendors that pre-install GNU/Linux often only list the option for select systems. In neither case do vendors commonly provide a discount, even though they save money by not including an OEM Microsoft license. How hardware vendors can help

* Vendors could offer “no operating system” as an option on all their systems, including consumer systems, and particularly laptops.
* When “no operating system” is selected, vendors should reduce the price of the system by the cost of the Microsoft OEM license.
* Vendors could offer some GNU/Linux distributions as an option on systems, including consumer systems, and particularly laptops. These systems should be tested for subsystem functionality like ACPI."