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The whole juggernaut that is now Linux on Dell started as the brainchild of two core individuals, Barton George (Senior Principal Engineer) and Jared Dominguez (OS Architect and Linux Engineer).
It was their vision that began it all back in 2012. It was long hours, uncertain futures and sheer belief that people really did want Linux laptops that sustained them. Here is the untold story of how Dell gained the top spot in preinstalled Linux on laptops.
[...] This first attempt at Linux on laptops failed mainly because most non-technical users were blinded by the cheap price and didn't understand what they were actually buying.
[...] This time the duo had the right initial market. It was big, commercial web-scale operators and their developers who were crying out for a fully supported Linux laptop.
People who do technical work, like Linux. People who don't, don't.
(Score: 3, Interesting) by edIII on Saturday November 18 2017, @02:14AM (2 children)
For the record, I've never, ever, not once, been turned down by the clearinghouse when I called them. I did have an issue once, but it was a typo in the key relayed to me by a 3rd party (our fault).
They just activate it for you, Every. Single. Time.
Maybe I've been lucky, who knows.
Technically, lunchtime is at any moment. It's just a wave function.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday November 18 2017, @03:01AM
When Win 7 first came out it was in preview in technet while I was in school with access to tech net. I Installed it once but was having issues so I went to reinstall and it made me call the clearing house. Took me a while to explain to them that I was just fiddling with my own computer and was a student. They did eventually ok it though.
(Score: 2) by choose another one on Sunday November 19 2017, @01:16PM
Actually, nor have I. I have never had a licence transfer fail either. Stories of failure or refusal to activate are always hearsay or rumour at best.
Maybe I too have been lucky, but I don't have that much first-hand data, and I haven't actually been trying to do anything dodgy licence-wise.
However, every time I have to call because the automatic route has failed I get worried, I feel I have to plan my explanation / defence of my actions, and (see above) I don't think I'm doing anything I shouldn't be able to. And then I start to think, maybe I should be using a Free OS for this job... (and I shouldn't have to think that - if I am not doing anything wrong, surely the automatic route should just work).