Recently I've been devoting some space to a discussion of Dell's efforts to sell Linux on certain PCs and laptops among its range of models. There's also been discussion of why this effort appears to be somewhat half-hearted.

But what if Dell were really trying to make a go of it? What should be working properly?

For one, any company of Dell's size and market share (when it comes to PC sales), should be able to talk to the people concerned and ensure that common things like mp3s and commercial DVDs can be played on Linux.

True, it is going to involve some expenditure for Dell, but then there is no point in trying to sell Linux and make a buck by putting out a system which is effectively crippled.

Dell has enough clout in the hardware industry to cut the necessary deals to make this happen - that is, if it is serious about selling Linux on its hardware and making a buck.

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