Dell Must Use Ubuntu Stickers! {Pics Inside}

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Dell Must Use Ubuntu Stickers! {Pics Inside}

9740 points posted to Linux by thebittersea 06/10/07 **UNDER REVIEW**

thebittersea 06/10/07	Promoted.
mistern 06/10/07	I clicked on this idea because of the {Pics Inside}...
thebittersea 06/10/07	I put {Pics Inside} because of you, mistern.
benjesuit 06/10/07	Nice!
reg 06/10/07	I want this one too. Xubuntu works faster, uses less RAM, and thus lets you use more of your machine's power for what you want to work on...
reg 06/10/07	Oh, and nice Lenovo Thinkpad too...
jmxz 06/10/07	reg: ... xubuntu How's xubuntu different than Ubuntu after running "sudo apt-get install icewm" ; and while I'm at it, how's kubuntu different than Ubuntu with "apt-get install kde"? (currently trying KDE on my E1505N; without installing a different OS).
mistern 06/10/07	xubuntu is xfce4 afaik, not icewm
reg 06/10/07	it has a cute mouse logo for one thing :{P
jorge 06/11/07	Sure as long as the glue used doesn't remain after the sticker falls off. I'd prefer an option to have the sticker still in its fresh state un plastered on my new computer, that way I can give it to the kids to paste it on the back of the local street signs where all stickers belong.
hotshotdj 06/11/07	I prefer no stickers at all. The bottom of my laptop is still slightly discolored where I removed the Vista certificate of authenticity (that sucker did NOT want to come off!)
jmxz 06/11/07	Actually I want the stickers - but not pre-stuck to the computer. That way I could use the Ubuntu sticker to cover the Windows 98 sticker on my other Dell running Ubuntu.
l-roy 06/12/07	where did you get those stickers? are there any for ubuntustudio as well?
jorge 06/12/07	I want a KDE sticker!
rempi 06/12/07	OPTIONAL ubuntu stickers. I would love to be able to get a computer from Dell without any stickers on it at all.
reg 06/13/07	For truth in advertising, include the Total Information Awareness logo sticker on every PC / Notebook that connects to the internet.
esubuntu 06/15/07	Where do I get one of these stickers!
badblood 06/15/07	"powered by Ubuntu" Don't you mean powered by:
reg 06/15/07	I SUPPORT THE FUSION POWER MOVEMENT! MY IDEA: 1. Establish a very large fusion reactor using simple elements a safe distance from your base of operations, say about 8 light minutes away from your home. 2. Install Fusion Power receivers, 3. Use the fusion reactor for all your energy for a few billions of years, until the fuel runs out.
jorge 06/15/07	I say one to be on the Dell Campus!
ayeohx 06/18/07	No more stickers on my computer!!!! But cool Ubuntu sticker.
reg 06/18/07	On the underside of the computer, by the serial number.
ayeohx 06/18/07	Yeah, I could dig that.
reg 06/18/07	Put All Case Stickers on the Underside of Notebooks & Bottom of Desktops
ankur 06/19/07	Hey the stickers look nice how can i get them ????
jmxz 06/19/07	ankur: Hey the stickers look nice how can i get them ???? You can get a strip of 4 free Ubuntu stickers http://system76.com/index.php/cPath/53_64 [content removed by moderator] Dell - sorry for a link to one of your minor competitors - but they're making your customers happy and covering all the costs.
chubbstar 06/19/07	why does the canada ubuntu team not send me stickers? ive tried three times now with no response.
winoffice 06/20/07	And stop using Windows stickers????????
mistern 06/20/07	winoffice: No, that's already implemented for Ubuntu PCs. Windows PCs sure may have Windows stickers.
winoffice 06/21/07	Well then, mistern, this idea about Ubuntu stickers is fair enough. Too bad that I cannot change my vote (why dosen't Dell fix that)?
sumyunggai 06/24/07	That's actually a rather cool looking sticker. It would definitely be a conversation piece: Other person, who looks at my laptop: "Hey, isn't that supposed to say "Powered by Windows XP?" Me: "Nope, it runs Ubuntu Linux, pre-installed by Dell." Other person: "Wow...really? When did this happen? Can I see?" Me: "Sure, no problem!" And it goes from there.
bbr 06/25/07	Less stickers is better imo. i always pick them off as soon as i get the computer. They don't really "add" anything.. it's just extra stuff. you already "know" what is inside the computer after all. right ?
dylnuge 06/25/07	Um...those are stickers from System76, another Ubuntu computer manufacturer. system78system78system78system78 You do know that Dell cannot legally use those, regardless of the fact that they are free, right? Dell could, of course, design their own. Too much work, IMHO. I would just peel the sticker off. I am proud of by Ubuntu dell (its a laptop, with a peeled off Windows sticker, and not really a true Ubuntu Dell), but the nice thing about Linux is you can make it look and act however you want. I like clean and smooth, not flashy. And jmxz, there is a difference between sudo apt-get install kde and sudo apt-get install kubuntu. Kubuntu includes a bunch of packages that fit with KDE, like Kontact, Konqurer, Klipper, Adept Package Manager (Synaptic for KDE), and more. While some of those would be merged as dependencies, most would not. However, for anyone who wants to install kubuntu over their ubuntu, just type: sudo aptitude install kubuntu And once that is done, and you have selected kdm over gdm, paste in the command found here: http://www.psychocats.net/ubuntu/purekde. (Xubuntu is the same, just install xubuntu instead of kubuntu).
jmxz 06/25/07	dylnuge: "You do know that Dell cannot legally use those," And what law might that be? Dell uses stuff from other companies all the time (Intel's chips; Canonical's software; Alienware computers). There's no reason they couldn't create a business agreement with system78 to use their stickers legally - in the extreme case, the same way they did with Alienware (a purchase).
biehl 06/27/07	Please don't waste money on stickers! The Windows stickers are stupid as it is. No need to repeat stupidity for Linux.
jorge 06/28/07	Bruto! http://www.freepenguin.it/
daniel117 06/29/07	What nice stickers you got on there! Where did you get them, because I want some too!!!!!!!!!
winoffice 07/02/07	Offensive Italian website! Microsoft should sue them for antitrust and offensiveness. If not, then I myself shall complain as a user of Microsoft software. In Europe, offensive commercials are forbidden on TV as I heard, but unfortunately not on the Internet as I see it.
painolin 07/06/07	you WINOFFICE are offensive with your words. That web-site tell the reality, the truth, and explain the meaning of the criticism and why to use Free Software and GNU/Linux and the importance of this movement. LONG LIFE FREE PENGUIN AND FREE SOFTWARE
mikinews 07/07/07	sure I'M WITH FREE PENGUIN!!!
kevintrooper 07/07/07	where do i get those stickers? where did u get them?
jmxz 07/07/07	kevintrooper: Look a few lines up in the comments where the last guy asked "Hey the stickers look nice how can i get them ????" The replies to him pointed to sources for such free stickers online.
kevintrooper 07/07/07	thanx! i didnt have anytime so, yea! KT
kevintrooper 07/07/07	i couldnt find it!
jmxz 07/07/07	Free Ubuntu stickers like the ones http://system76.com/index.php/cPath/53_64
kevintrooper 07/07/07	i dont want to do that! do the ubuntu cd include any?
comcast_central 07/08/07	did you meen the cds from shipit on the ubuntu wwwebpage
rambutan 07/09/07	My Dell-Ubuntu E520N has the Ubuntu sticker from System76 mentioned above. :)
rotthund 07/09/07	Don't forget the Wi-Fi, and v.92 stickers.
richard5 07/11/07	sure that stickers are so cool and give seriousness to Dell's Ubuntu choice. I sustain Free Penguin http://www.freepenguin.it/index-en.html
liraco 07/15/07	I'd actually rather have the option to have no stickers, especially on a laptop where it looks really ugly when it starts to fall off. It'd definitely be nice to have the option of the sticker on Ubuntu machines, but I'd rather the option to NOT have any AT ALL.
kevintrooper 07/15/07	I hate it to! if u do check it this out http://www.ideastorm.com/article/show/71730/No_stickers_on_laptops
expatinasia 07/19/07	Come on, girls, "stickers"? Free or not, your desire to paste stcikers on your computers is childish - a pretty good reason that people don't treat you as adults.
jorge 07/19/07	Hey Dell puts stickers on everything which means if you buy from Dell you buy from a childish company, if we use your logic. So if you buy from a childish company don't you expect the buyers to be childish? No?
dell_admin1 07/20/07	Changed status to UNDER REVIEW.
jmxz 07/20/07	@chris: Stickers I want pre-installed (pre-stuck) on a PC: NONE! Stickers I want that the user could stick on them if they want them: Ubuntu, CPU, FireFox, Dell Service Tag #, any other willing to pay Dell to include their ad in the box.
tashmooclam 07/21/07	One ubuntu sticker will be OK. Also, some promotion of the system is good.
gfd 07/25/07	+1 for Xubuntu Stickers !
pctechnumber1 07/26/07	This is dumb. Who cares about stickers.
jarocooke 07/26/07	Personally I like the idea of the "Powered by Ubuntu" stickers.
uebec 07/26/07	we want them!! Segnaled by Free Penguin http://www.freepenguin.it/index-en.html
marzetti 07/27/07	QUOTING: pctechnumber1 This is dumb. Who cares about stickers. /second
jmxz 07/27/07	It's more a matter of "if we're getting stickers anyway, why not a sticker of the product people wanted when they bought the system".
kevintrooper 07/27/07	if you dont want stickers: http://www.ideastorm.com/article/show/71730/Make_a_sticker_choice< i want stickers just not in the front!
howlingmadhowie 08/01/07	why would anybody demote this idea?
mistern 08/01/07	@howlingmadhowie: I promoted it, but one could consider it a bit silly. :-)
howlingmadhowie 08/01/07	yeah. i can respect the opinion that it's a bit silly. but why would somebody actively demote it? do people really say "even though i'm not going to buy a laptop with ubuntu pre-installed on it, the people who are aren't going to get their precious stickers because i'll vote against it"? i just can't see any reason apart from pure spite to demote this idea. if somebody has a reason, please let me know.
kevintrooper 08/01/07	they should still promote but they can make that one choice
twocows 08/08/07	yeah. i can respect the opinion that it's a bit silly. but why would somebody actively demote it? do people really say "even though i'm not going to buy a laptop with ubuntu pre-installed on it, the people who are aren't going to get their precious stickers because i'll vote against it"? i just can't see any reason apart from pure spite to demote this idea. if somebody has a reason, please let me know. If they don't want graffiti on their computers, perhaps? I'd consent for sure if they went with the "stickers included separately" or "stickers optional" idea, but I would definitely demote this idea as is. I don't like having graffiti on my computer.
awong 08/08/07	know any linux "geeks" who go around demoting all the windoze ideas? :P
howlingmadhowie 08/09/07	well twocows. i imagine you have already posted an idea requesting dell to remove all windows stickers from the pcs they sell.
twocows 08/11/07	Why would you imagine that? I'd much rather have a new check box option page named "Stickers" that has "Operating system, processor, etc." where you could click the ones you want if you want any at all.
howlingmadhowie 08/11/07	then please post a link to the idea, twocows. i also like the idea (though i tend to remove excess stickers myself with nail varnish remover).
twocows 08/11/07	http://www.ideastorm.com/article/show/72997/Sticker_addremove_option_when_pur...
tashmooclam 08/11/07	Dell would expend little effort to choose some clip art and make stickers. Some examples are shown here. http://www.cafepress.com/buy/unix/linux/-/sort_byDesignScore I found some clipart and ordered some stickers for fun from cafepress. I uploaded the art, and the stickers arrived 2 days later. EASY.Or, just use the art you find on cafepress. Search Google or Cafepress for "madtux" or "ubuntu" and "powered by ubuntu" or "powered by linux" and steal the image. If I knew how, I'd paste them in this post. I guess I am a Flintstone, darnit.
awong 08/12/07	Windows stickers look damn ugly on all computers. I vote to nuke those as well.
howlingmadhowie 08/12/07	i would rather not have a sticker on my laptop proclaiming the owner (me) to be a whore of redmond.
jmxz 08/12/07	@.chris: It's an annoying advertisement to be glued on a new product. No doubt companies would be happy to play Dell to glue advertisements for porn sites and V1agra on their computers - and I'd find those less offensive than the Windows one (since I've never been ripped off by them; but I've often had to buy windows without wanting it).
winner 08/13/07	I don't think so. how the sticker is going to help anyway
unity 08/13/07	Ok here is a simple soluction... provide stickers of the operating system and processor with the computer but not stuck on the computer. This should satify both people who want stickers on their pc and those who don't.
jervis961 08/14/07	Here is where Dell can place an https://wiki.ubuntu.com/MassachusettsTeam/Projects/AluminiumCaseBadges
leftyfb 08/14/07	These are ready for order at the link above from jervis.
duke 08/16/07	Thanks jmxz for the link for the free stickers. Got my ones in the mail the other day. My Dell Laptop is now branded :)
twocows 08/17/07	Apparently a lot of people, since a lot of people responded to this idea.
twocows 08/17/07	You say nobody gives a damn? Well, here's a list of people that appear to "give a damn." reg, thebittersea, benjesuit, jmxz, I-roy, jorge, rempi, esubuntu, ayeohx, ankur, chubbstar, winoffice (a Windoze junkie), sumyunggai, godof, gesucristolinux, daniel117, mikinews, kevintrooper, rambutan, rotthund, richard5, liraco, zuzuzu, tashmooclam, gfd, jarocooke, uebec, mistern, howlingmadhowie, unity, leftyfb, duke, and, of course, me.
jorge 08/17/07	@twocows: don't feed the troll(s)
twocows 08/17/07	But they're so cute. :)
unity 08/19/07	I don't see whats wrong with stickers, If people are too self consious and they feel that stickers might make them look childish then maybe you could... I dunno peel them off!
jmxz 08/19/07	@unity: "I don't see whats wrong with stickers, " I'm not so much against stickers in general --- if Dell wanted to sell physical space on their computers for advertising stickers from a range of sources - I wouldn't really mind. The problem is the particular advertising-stickers they're running. Many Dells sold over the past few years say "designed for Microsoft windows" - and it's not obvious that this is just an advertisement . As the most important software I've run on such computers comes form a Microsoft competitor (Oracle); and considering that Microsoft has been involved with sabotaging competitor's products before (google dr dos lawsuit); such a microsoft advertisement can make customers feel pretty uneasy about running Oracle software on Dells. In my opinion - clearly labeled advertising stickers Dell might want to include would be OK. But the deceptive ads that Dell's currently gluing on the computers shouldn't be there.
coopersecurity 08/22/07	And how about Microsoft and Dell give out the processor and OS stickers as well, for free.
jmxz 08/23/07	@coopersecurity: There are plenty of advertisers (snowboard companies, politicians, etc) happy to give out advertising stickers for free. I just want Dell to be more selective about the advertising-stickers they pre-stick on their products --- especially avoiding ones from competitors of the most important software my workplace runs on Dells (oracle).
khalbrae 09/19/07	Dell could charge a small amount for them in that case. Not a bad idea.
jorge 10/02/07	That Sun box is old! But a tank of a computer at that. ES250 or something like that right?
winoffice 10/09/07	painolin: "you WINOFFICE are offensive with your words. That web-site tell the reality, the truth, and explain the meaning of the criticism and why to use Free Software and GNU/Linux and the importance of this movement. LONG LIFE FREE PENGUIN AND FREE SOFTWARE " It does NOT tell the truth. "Not being UNIX-like" is not a disadvantage of Windows, considering the fact that I do not use UNIX at all!
winoffice 11/25/07	badblood: " 'powered by Ubuntu' Don't you mean powered by:" - LOL!
oryan_dunn Feb 7	I personally like the ones that say "Designed for" like this one.
claudio_ch Jul 23	Demoted because I would Dell get rid of all stickers.

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