Chad Waters on 11 Dec 2008 12:24:43 -0800


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Re: [PLUG] Dell Mini 9 loses 2 GB SSD


>
> BTW, Dell really seems to be dropping the ball on this.  The proprietary repos
> aren't keeping up with security updates, thereby annoying a lot of Linux
> veterans, and these disk space issues are really turning off a lot of people
> trying Linux for the first time.

What the advantage of using the Dell sponsored repos? Is there
non-free packages (ie media, DVD support)?

Is there a support contract included?

If this is it, its rather weak:
http://dell-mini.archive.canonical.com/ubuntu/dists/hardy-dell-mini/

I would probably reinstall a vanilla ubuntu if it was mine, but would
it be more advantageous for the other 98%?
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