Dell + Linux

[Mike McGrath]

Jesse Keating wrote:
> On Wednesday 21 February 2007 10:09, Mike McGrath wrote:
>   
>> What if we helpped Dell create an OSS gnome and KDE theme and got it
>> into Extras?
>>     
>
> Is Dell willing to let their graphics be released under an OSS license, for 
> anybody to apply them to any non-dell machine?  I'm thinking... no.
>
> Seriously, we really really really need a second set of trademarks/logos that 
> would be usable by folks like Dell to be able to do 'Fedora' preinstalls with 
> some of their customization.  They could call it Dell Linux Based on Fedora 
> or whatever.  Just some way for them to legally use the term Fedora and still 
> accomplish the minimal customization that almost any vendor would want (and 
> sometimes need).
>   
What would that take?  Seriously I'll do it, we can't flounder when an 
opportunity like this comes up, pre-install is HUGE.

    -Mike