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Coping with MS-specific hardware

01/06/2007  
Relevance: 6.18
"Microsoft Windows is still unfortunately the most widespread platform which is why most major hardware manufacturers still first and foremost make sure their hardware works well with Windows. Even if Windows Vista is a flop in general compared to previous Windows versions, it is reasonable to assume that hardware manufacturers will prepare their hardware for various novelties that Vista may be offering."
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Netbook version of Mandriva thinks small

09/20/2008  
Relevance: 6.05
French software firm Mandriva has released a version of its Linux distribution designed for netbooks. Aimed at original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and original design manufacturers (ODMs), Mandriva Mini is a faster booting, smaller footprint version of the Mandriva desktop distribution, says Mandriva.
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Open Season: Red Hat and Novell edition

10/31/2006  
Relevance: 5.75
Novell announced this week it has signed agreements with four white-box PC manufacturers who will globally distribute PCs pre-loaded with SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 10 (SLED10). European manufacturers ETegro Technologies, MAXDATA and Transtec along with R Cubed Technologies will sell notebooks and desktop computers with SLED10 pre-installed. These partnerships mirror a recent Novell announcement with Lenovo regarding the first Linux-based ThinkPad mobile workstations, which also run SLED10.
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Computer Take Back Campaign places recycling responsibility on manufacturers

09/27/2007  
Relevance: 5.68
What would happen if manufacturers were responsible for the disposal of their used-up products? The Computer Take Back Campaign (CTBC), a coalition of environmental groups across the United States, hopes that the result would be both a national recycling network and the removal of hazardous materials like lead, mercury, and brominated flame retardants from products so that companies would not have to worry about them later. The CTBC has been promoting this idea with limited success since 2002, but this year it finally seems on the brink of acceptance.
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PC Manufacturers Finally Embracing Linux, Sort Of

08/19/2007  
Relevance: 5.58
Dell and Lenovo are the first two companies to recently offer pre-installed open source Linux distribution on PCs and notebooks, but I highly doubt they will be the last manufacturers to take the plunge. According to both Dell and Ubuntu, the customer response over Linux products has been"overwhelming." Maybe it is due to Dell being the first to take a chance, or maybe Ubuntu's popularity is translating to better interest in Ubuntu pre-loaded on Dell products. Although Lenovo and Novell SUSE aren't as popular as Dell and Ubuntu, I hope they see the same interest in their product line.
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White-box PC Makers Pre-Install Novell's SUSE Linux Enterprise ...

10/26/2006  
Relevance: 5.14
WALTHAM, Mass., Oct. 25 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Novell today announced it has signed agreements with four white-box PC manufacturers who will globally distribute PCs pre-loaded with SUSE(R) Linux Enterprise Desktop 10 from Novell(R). European manufacturers ETegro Technologies, MAXDATA and Transtec along with R Cubed Technologies in the United States will sell notebooks and/or desktop computers with SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 10 already installed, giving customers around the world simplified access to a complete desktop computing solution that dramatically reduces costs, improves end-user security and increases workforce productivity.
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Open source in consumer electronics: What, why and how

11/07/2008  
Relevance: 4.91
As the primary gateway to voice calls, Internet browsing, audio and video applications, and imaging display, demand for consumer electronics are naturally increasing. Specifically, there is a need for more choices in hardware features, software applications and innovative user interfaces (UI) packaged together in portable devices that are customized in various shapes and colors. To meet this growing demand, consumer electronics manufacturers look to open source software and hardware platforms that allow unbarred innovation. In this article, we'll examine why and how manufacturers engage with the open source community, where open source Linux is and isn't succeeding, and how Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) is participating in various open source projects and organizations, including Google's Open Handset Alliance (OHA).
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Top five PC manufacturers fail naked PC test

03/17/2007  
Relevance: 4.51
IT professionals are being forced to adopt Microsoft's operating systems even if they tell their PC supplier they want a system free of Microsoft software, ZDNet UK's research has revealed.
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What This Gadget Can Do Is Up to You

01/07/2008  
Relevance: 4.19
'HACKERS, welcome! Here are detailed circuit diagrams of our products modify them as you wish.' That's not an announcement you'll find on the Web sites of most consumer electronics manufacturers, who tend to keep information on the innards of their machines as private as possible. But NeurosTechnology International, creator of a new video recorder, has decided to go in a different direction.
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The Nuclear Option

03/19/2007  
Relevance: 4.19
The FLOSS Movement is not yet recognized enough to develop peacefully. There are many obstacles in the way of its expansion: either internal (e.g. lack of standards) or external (e.g. stubborn hardware manufacturers). Those problems could be gradually overcome in a relatively short period of time but a question arises: What will happen if the paranoia wins?
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