"Imhotep" <Imhotep@nospam.net> wrote in message
news:ududncx-faF_q97eRVn-iw@adelphia.com...
> About time. Personally, I am sick and tired of paying the MS 'tax'...
>
>
http://www1.us.dell.com/content/topi...=19&l=en&s=dhs

"About time"?

They've been supporting SuSE for more than two years. Before that, it was
just Red Hat - since maybe 1999? It's been available as a tick-box option on
servers for yonks, but only hit "prime time" a few years ago, when Ellison
had a tilt at IBM with 9i on an Dell RH Cluster with EMC storage.

Definitely after 1997, though - back then, you only had the option of a Dell
Windows build (best binned immediately, IMHO) or no OS at all (you tended to
find DOS or Win 3 on there, used for initial hardware testing and then not
properly scrubbed.

There have been a few swings and roundabouts with compulsory license
shipping (MS T&Cs for cheapo OEM licenses) - not sure if you get to save
your $12 or so for XP Home on a desktop. The saving is much more noticeable
when you're comparing the Server line of OSes.

Im - if you're going to post essentially "non core" news on a security
froup, then it's worth checking that it's actually in any way, shape, or
form /new/.. ;o)

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in the first place. So there!