Re: [iPAQ] Linux pre-installed?

From: Nils Faerber <nils.a.t.kernelconcepts.de>
Date: Fri Jul 12 2002 - 05:12:55 EDT

On Fri, 12 Jul 2002 08:42:24 +0200 (CEST)
"J.Manrique Lopez" <jsmanrique_lopez@yahoo.es> wrote:
> --- Russell Nelson <nelson@crynwr.com> escribió: > So
> ... is there any interest at HP for having Linux
> > pre-installed on
> > the iPAQ? If not Linux, then at least having the
> > CRL bootloader
> > pre-installed instead? That would make installing
> > Linux SO MUCH less
> > scary.
> I have been trying talking with HP people about that,
> but not much success..
>
> I can't contact jamey or jim gettys to show some ideas
> for an univeristy project.
>
> In the other way, we should contact Iain Morris.. I
> have done a few contacts and he seems to be interested
> on this..

Hmm ... I have no problem installing the bootloader and Linux on iPaqs. I would even offer this as commercial service via our company. The only problem I see is that I don't know of any statement by Compaq/HP about warrenty when Linux is used on their devices.
Currently everything has been handled IMHO very well and on a "friendly" basis, i.e. without any legal regulation. But basing a small business on such a service without an explicit statement by Compaq/HP I have my problems with it...

> Thanks,
> J.Manrique Lopez de la Fuente
CU
  nils faerber

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