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22500 points posted to Linux by yesmathew 05/03/07 **PARTIALLY IMPLEMENTED**

Dell announced to pre-load Ubuntu on Notebooks and Desktops for US market. What about for Europe? We want for Europe market too... users from Switzerland, Germany, France, UK, Austria, Spain, and others are requesting the same.

See the blog post in Direct2Dell re: Ubuntu in UK, France and Germany; Dell/Red Hat Solutions & More.

ergo 05/03/07	Hey! This is a duplicate of this vote : http://www.ideastorm.com/article/show/66672/Sells_Linux_PCs_Wordwide__not_onl... But worldwide is better :)
hjwasson 05/03/07	Yes, please vote on ergo's post as well!
ergo 05/03/07	This website is a great tool, but indeed it needs some updates, like : => Ability to mark an idea as duplicate => Ability to delete an idea (outdated, duplicate or irrevelant) As for now, it is our task to highlight the most important ideas by gathering the vote of the duplicate ideas in the most-rated duplicate...
wh0rd 05/03/07	A lot of great developers and contributers come from Europe. Especially in the Ubuntu distros.
hjwasson 05/03/07	ergo's comment is similar to my posts on the subject: http://www.ideastorm.com/article/show/66450 http://www.ideastorm.com/article/show/66451 Please vote for them as well, if you agree! The ability to delete your own posts is not something I thought of. Good thought, ergo, but it does bring up some concerns. What happens if a user deletes a post that had a lot of votes? Just because you are the originator of an idea doesn't mean you should be able to delete it if the discussion takes a turn you don't like. It would be great to delete a post you submitted by accident, before it acquired too many votes, and it would be great if the system archived in a separate listing posts that remain below a certain threshold for a set period of time (say 2 weeks). Those posts would not show in the main listings any longer.
hayarms 05/06/07	Plz, I'm just waiting for this to get my DELL Notebook !!! Sell Linux Notebooks in ITALY!!!
jack.ripoff 05/07/07	The OEMs are the only ones with enough power to pressure the chip vendors to release their documentation! Vendors: we don't want your source code and we don't want NDAs. All we want is the complete documentation of your hardware so we can build our own stable and maintainable opensource drivers! If Dell wants to let its customers satisfied with its new Linux PCs offering, it MUST make vendors provide full and free (both in the sense of freedom - i.e. not under NDA - and in the sense of price) documentation. The rest (hardware support and opensource drivers) will come along. Cast your vote for free hardware documentation! Dell's Linux PCs offering will be completely useless without proper hardware support... http://www.ideastorm.com/article/show/64498
rebanyo 05/17/07	I voted on the other thread... I really want a Linux laptop in Argentina. It's pretty easy to find a desktop computer with a CrapDistro installed, but there's no way to get a Linux laptop.
womanwithacamera 05/19/07	OH yes - Dell with UBUNTU for Europe: and extend the support for those of us Installing UBUNTU because life is too short to faff about with Widnose every time you just want to use the computer to work!!
rapha222 05/21/07	Plzs vote yes for Ubuntu in europe ! It's possible for the Belgium as well ?
matknny 05/22/07	Again, yes please in the UK, dual boot would go down well, with cds
eskild 05/29/07	Go Dell for distributing the Ubuntu machines in Europe - dont bother with dual boots
mihas10 05/29/07	in Slovenia too! Ubuntu is here most popular distro, because our own dead (but I use Deban :) )
mihas10 05/29/07	It sholud be firs option all over the EU
jornelas 06/04/07	Ergo, nice ideia. You have the support of some Dell Users with Ubuntu in Portugal. I had to go to UBUNTU site to have the OS, because DELL didn't sell me the Computer with UBUNTU. Best Regards, JMO
phbarbier 06/05/07	Yes, please, distribute Dell Ubuntu computers in France. I'm waiting to buy my new laptop :)
vlad59134 06/05/07	Linux laptop... Yes but with Mandriva! i don't very like Ubuntu... :\
thebestworldcompany 06/10/07	Or Fedora Core? Fedora Core is nice, too.
exe-in 06/10/07	Please distribute Dell Linux Notebooks in FRANCE!!!
patfrat 06/11/07	I want to buy one for my personal use and one to use it at work ....i'm in France ! I already use Ubuntu on a laptop DELL D510 at work ... My Boss want to buy one to test it and will buy others if it works well .... Please sell in France !!!
anselme 06/12/07	I want a 12 inch laptop with ubuntu :(
sokraates 06/13/07	Since the scope of this idea is much smaller that that of http://www.ideastorm.com/article/show/66672, I think it has its merits. I'm especially for Austria and Germany.
b_ly 06/13/07	As soon as it is available in Belgium, I 'll buy my new computer, I'm waiting it to be available before buying my new laptop, so please, hurry up!!
cerkut 06/14/07	I have posted a similar comment for the World-wide distribution thread, but this thread specific to Europe is important too. Many high-tech products and services are tested first in Europe (esp. Iceland, Finland, Sweden, etc) due to a high penetration rate. EC significantly supports FLOSS, and when it comes to Linux, please think where it was born. The Europe marketplace is not insignificant, and many people feel that you should extend your offer to this market too.
t20racerman 06/15/07	C'mon Dell - do it! We use far more open-source software in Europe and the market here is bigger than in the US. Sell us the laptops we want!!!!!!! Incidently, why on Earth would people demote this request?? How stupid. You don't have to buy a linux computer you know!
kali 06/15/07	Is there any news about distribution in Europe ? ... I can't find it
trackieman 06/17/07	Dell, PLEASE release Linux laptops in the UK. I'm desperate to replace my old laptop (500MHz, 160MB RAM, 20GB HD) How much longer am I going to have to wait?
diegoj 06/18/07	It would be great for everyone which works with Ubuntu, like me, instead of Windows .
spacemonkey101 06/19/07	How long do we have to wait?... Europe is a much better launch pad than the US for Ubuntu laptops due to the move by governments already to open source options. How can you have not noticed this?!
sinosoft 06/19/07	J'aimerais beaucoup pouvoir acheter un pc dell avec un ubuntu embarqué
logic 06/19/07	Our capital city 'Amsterdam' is testing Linux as primary system for there city council as server and client solution. Also when Linux matures, more and more Dutch people are seeing the light!
rdorsch 06/19/07	Having Ubuntu preinstalled on a Dell system would make it easier for me to recommend such a system to relatives. I could be reasonably sure that the system components are supported and could give some additional support, which would be useful for them.
fbollon 06/19/07	+1 for France
darklab 06/20/07	Some persons want ubuntu+dell in Italy!
jpp 06/20/07	I want to buy a Dell Notebook with Ubuntu in Portugal! Best regards to you all...
yvozin 06/20/07	I want to buy a Dell Notebook with Ubuntu in France!
oamok 06/21/07	...me too! ...I want a Dell Ubuntu in Bologna (Italy) !
markofealing 06/21/07	Michael Dell, you are the founder and chairman of one of the worlds largest PC manufactures. If Dell intends to remain a "True" globlal player and retain its market position, it needs to listen to all its customers, not just those in the US. Be a true global player, start behaving like one and give the rest of the world the opportunity to run a great OS (Ubuntu) on great PC (Dell) Mark from London, England, running Ubuntu 7.04 running on a Dell Latitude 640C.
renton07u 06/21/07	I want to buy a Dell Notebook in August or September with Kubuntu in Germany.
march 06/24/07	I' d like to have the choice of linux on laptops even in italy! m@rch
winoffice 06/26/07	There are by far too much Linux preinstallation ideas here. Currently, there are TWO ideas for Linux preinstallation on the home page that say essentially the SAME thing! And indeed, you duplicated ergo's idea more or less -- you posted you idea on May 3, but ergo submitted his/hers on May 2. How about ideas about Windows, like offering Vista Ultimate on all PCs (not just XPS)?
winoffice 06/26/07	reg, I found no article whose number is 69935, so please remove that lie (I tried your link, but I was redirected to the home page, and was told, "Article not found").
winoffice 06/26/07	rebanyo, what do you mean by "CrapDistro"?
lengau 06/27/07	Please! release Ubuntu-based computers worldwide! The majority of my family is in South Africa and would LOVE Ubuntu-based computers.
avoura 06/28/07	We need more choice in the UK and elsewhere, not just in the USA. Dell PCs should be available with any of the 3 main ops: Windows Vista, Windows XP, Linux. Especially Linux.
kevintrooper 06/28/07	This topic can be deleted! go to most popular then u can see that it says linux on dells coming soon worldwide! so this can be deleted, right?
teafab 06/29/07	Ubuntu Linux is a good choice. Dell made the right step. I'll never buy a laptop without Linux preloaded, and if Dell will sell its Ubuntu-laptop, I'm ready to buy one. I live in ITALY On my desktop I use Kubuntu 6.10
kevintrooper 06/29/07	what i ment was is a copy of the #1 popular topic!
rtben 07/03/07	waiting to buy Dell Ubuntu Laptop in BELGIUM !
reg 07/03/07	The New USA Missile SHIELD protecting Europe can be running on DELL Ubuntu Servers... ( You don't want to leave a job like that up to Windows ! )
badblood 07/03/07	dell_admin1 you acknowledged Ubuntu for the rest of the world as coming soon, so what is the status of this idea? Duplicate?
mass 07/09/07	All I am waiting for to buy my new home computer is getting a fully compatible DELL+UBUNTU computer... I do not want to get vista, and I'd hate to pay for something I don't like! Let it out :)
mihai007 07/10/07	I need to buy some Ubuntu laptops in Portugal soon, so I hope dell will be distributing in Portugal as soon as possible.
monteiro 07/10/07	I've always used Ubuntu/Linux for all my works at school. My biggest problem i found was the driver support in linux. I hate Windows Vista and its stability problems, linux has everything you need, and you can always have multiple operating systems inside linux. I vote for Linux!
sirenusi 07/18/07	I look forward for Dell introducing Ubuntu 100% compiant laptops in Europe!!! I would be the first to buy it since I'm currently looking for a laptop that doesn't make me crazy in istalling drivers. I was thinking take advantage from a trip in USA for bying those, but I'm looking more for a small business laptop rather than a consumer one. Hope to see those soon here in EU. Thanks!!
zuzuzu 07/19/07	WE WANT IT!! WE WILL BUY YOUR PCS BUT LISTEN US! supported by Free Penguin - Free as in http://www.freepenguin.it/index-en.html
dell_admin1 07/20/07	Changed status to UNDER REVIEW.
zukoleen 07/24/07	As soon as it will be possible to buy one I will
px751 08/03/07	I want to buy a Dell Notebook with Ubuntu in France!:!!!!!!!! ;( ;( ;( ;(
dell_admin1 08/07/07	Changed status to PARTIALLY IMPLEMENTED.
dell_admin1 08/07/07	See today's blog post in Direct2Dell re: Ubuntu in UK, France and Germany: http://direct2dell.com/one2one/archive/2007/08/07/23816.aspx< for your ideas!
trocupei 08/07/07	What about Quebec and Canada???? Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr
trocupei 08/08/07	almost..sort of... Quebec is a country inside Canada.. but before Canada was us. but they came and we sort of let it go. So we manage to find a way around it in building our own institutions and ... frankly... we don't care much about Canada no more...BUT WE WANT DELL !
frenchfries 08/09/07	Do Dell make fun of European Linux users? Inspiron 6400n and Inspiron 530n are are old PCs with old configurations But you are selling them at a high price. Are you trying to palm off worthless PCs on us ? The US Dell website not sell these models anymore.... I was ready to buy one laptop but i am very disappointed.
emsok 08/10/07	"Europe" is not only France + Germany + UK I want to buy a Dell Notebook with Ubuntu in greece
anordal 08/12/07	The Ubuntu-Dell is of course most needed/appreciated in countries where Linux is popular. According to The Linux Counter (counter.li.org), the 11 countries with the highest Linux density is: Andorra, Iceland, Finland, Denmark, Liechtenstein, Estonia, Norway, Netherlands, Sweden, Luxembourg and Poland. All of them are in Europe. Germany is 31 on the list, France and UK further down. (The list changes over time.) Although Germany, France and UK may be an economically good start for Dell, it is definately not enough to meet the needs! For example: We norwegians need a Danish/Norwegian keyboard in order to write Danish/Norwegian characters, so it is not trivial to buy a computer from another country. So please Dell: Let me buy an Ubuntu-Dell in Norway!
jmk 08/16/07	I want Ubuntu-Dell in Sweden too.
alatariel 08/24/07	Another vote for Ubuntu-Dells in Sweden!
artir 08/31/07	I want to buy one in SPAIN!!
erlik 09/04/07	Making ubuntu machines availlable in Belgium too would be nice, as well as providing more choice of machines.
davmcn 09/04/07	Good Idea, Sounds Cool. Make It An Idea i would promote it...
dfsixstring 09/06/07	I am all for it - I live in the US and would love to see it here on a larger scale
yesmathew 10/08/07	Dell admins, Its not that I cannot install Ubuntu of my own. Because I want to reward you for choosing Ubuntu to preinstall on Dell computers. Now I am looking for Ubuntu notebooks with international (QWERTY) keyboards in Switzerland. Will this be a dream for me? or should I look for an Apple notebook?
davmcn 10/08/07	I would give dell sometime first then consider and if not done in a couple of months consider going to an apple...I'm Sure dell is would be happy to give you Ubuntu.
heddotboy 10/19/07	All i want is plese give us your linux drivers for all your product on your website.so fast you can..hoping that you can hear our (linux users) voice.no matter what distro it is.... just linux
popstr 10/29/07	I really want an ubuntu laptop from dell (asap)! I live in Sweden.
nako 10/30/07	Isn't there any law or similar that obligates a vendor anywhere in the European Union to offer support everywhere in the E.U.? If it is so, we could buy a machine in France and get support in Italy, for example.
iwo 12/27/07	I want to buy a Dell Notebook with Ubuntu in Poland !! http://politicalhumor.about.com/library/images/blbushpoland.htm
m.spadafora 12/31/07	I hope Dell quickly sell laptop with Ubuntu in Italy.
lukasz.wisniewski Jan 27	I want to buy one XPS 1330 with UBUNTU in POLAND and I am fed up with waiting!
yesmathew Jan 28	Congratulations to Customers in Spain - http://direct2dell.com/one2one/archive/2008/01/23/42090.aspx Ubuntu 7.10 on the XPS M1330, Ubuntu Coming to Customers in Spain. WHAT ABOUT OTHER COUNTRIES?
mihai007 Mar 9	Weel here goes my 2nd post on this. I think that at least top 10 countries should have an ubuntu option from dell. http://www.google.com/trends?q=ubuntu&ctab=0&geo=all&date=ytd&sort=1 Portugal comes just after spain and should also get Ubuntu laptops, not to mention people from norway, italy
yesmathew Apr 7	More reason why we need Ubuntu linux in Switzerland, Europe... 9000 computers in Geneva, Swiss schools have been dual-booting Windows and and Ubuntu for some time now in anticipation of guidelines from the Switzerland’s Department of Public Instruction, whose motto is “Long Live Free Software.” The Tribune de Geneve featured a story on Friday about the elimination of dual boot capabilities in all of these machines and a migration exclusively to Linux (the original story is available here in French or here in English courtesy of Google’s language tools).

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