Δημοσιεύτηκε: 22 Απρ 2009, 10:14
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."
"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."