Dell is getting ready to sell PCs that support Linux, but the manufacturer says it will continue its policy of always providing an operating system.
Many users are calling on PC vendors to supply so-called naked PCs--systems without an operating system--so they can install the OS of their choice.
Dell's grudging acknowledgement of users' wishes stems partly from the launch of its customer forum, the Dell Idea Storm. The Idea Storm gives users the chance to request products they would like to see rolled out by Dell.
Easily the most popular request on the Idea Storm is for Dell to offer Linux on its PCs. But for Dell there are a lot of questions to answer about providing Linux: not least which distributions it should offer.
Josh Claman, general manager of Dell for the United Kingdom, told ZDNet UK on Wednesday that his company would not be comfortable supporting Linux unless it could guarantee the quality of such systems. But he said he was now confident that point had been reached.
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