Novell’s take on the Dell preload of Ubuntu
Yesterday, Dell said that it will start preloading Ubuntu Linux onto three Dell PCs targeted at the technical consumer market. As proponents of open source and Linux, Novell is happy to see Linux being preloaded onto any desktop machine. This announcement is just one more proof point in the continued growth of Linux. We view Dell’s move as a positive step forward for the Linux market. Dell will be loading Linux onto desktops aimed at the technical enthusiast community — the same community of people who voted on Dell’s Ideastorm website. We understand that support for the Ubuntu preload will be available through online technical self-help forums monitored by the community.
Novell’s approach to the Linux desktop market differs slightly from Ubuntu. Novell’s target customer for the Linux desktop is the enterprise business user, and so we’ve focused SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop squarely at the business market. For example, as we announced back in January, Peugeot, a top 10 global automotive manufactuer, purchased 20,000 copies of SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop for general purpose business use. Novell won that deal by delivering the reliability and support that business customers demand.
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As interpreted here:
'Novell’s Justin Steinman went so far as to say that Ubuntu lacked "enterprise quality" support options, making it suitable for the "technical enthusiast" community. Steinman, in his best Larry Ellison impersonation, also indicated that Novell is in "serious conversations with several leading hardware OEMs" about preloading SLED for "broad enterprise use".'