Dell to Offer Ubuntu 7.04 Linux

Following through on a plan announced in late March, Dell confirmed this week that it will soon begin shipping consumer desktop PCs and laptops with Ubuntu 7.04 - one of the most popular Linux distributions. Systems running the open source software will be available in "the coming weeks."

Dell partnered with Canonical, the company behind Ubuntu, to bring about the option after over 100,000 responses from interested users. "We believe that Dell’s decision is a strong endorsement of Ubuntu and to the work of many in coding, translating and promoting open source software," Canonical said in a statement. "It is also testament to the demand that exists for Ubuntu."