[NBLUG/talk] dell announces linux laptop for developers.

Zack Gold zzatkin at gmail.com
Thu May 24 16:57:14 PDT 2012


Arch Linux + X + Fluxbox + SLiM and you're set. Ultra customizability (is
this a word?)!

On Thu, May 24, 2012 at 4:49 PM, jezra <jezra at jezra.net> wrote:

> On Thu, 24 May 2012 16:20:21 -0700
> Jordan Erickson <jerickson at logicalnetworking.net> wrote:
>
> > What about explorer.exe ? *ducks*
> >
> > Seriously though, every window manager/DE is awesome, if it's the
> > right fit for you. None is "the best". For Linux newbies it's a hard
> > concept to grasp, because they aren't used to choices for things like
> > this, yet. You gotta try them all out and see which one jives with
> > your mojo...man.
> >
>
> Well said. I'm a big fan of OpenBox and Avant Window Navigator, it may
> not be for everyone, but hot-diggity, it sure works for me.
>
> Back to the discussion of the Dell "developers" linux laptop: As a
> cynic, I will say "based on Dell's past history with Linux machines,
> this will be discontinued in 6 months". As a Linux enthusiast, I will
> say "Dell working with hardware vendors to get Open Source drivers for
> the track pad will be a benefit for the entire Linux community".
>
> The developer-centric "feature" being added to the OS sound like a
> simple inclusion of apt meta-packages that a user can selectively
> install on the machine.
>
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