From few years Dell is working with Canonical to sell computers with Ubuntu. The alternative operating system is generally present in laptops and desktops more basic brand, often with modest Intel Celeron or Core i3 input processor. Now the American company wants to create a powerful ultrabook based on the XPS line with a custom system for developers.
The Project Sputnik should last six months and will be based on Ubuntu 4.12 and Dell XPS 13 notebook. George Barton, director of marketing at Dell, said the distribution will be modified to become fully compatible with the hardware. Problems with settings for monitor brightness quick key and wireless have been solved. In addition, several utilities and development tools will be pre-installed, as the Vim editor, the Chromium browser and version control system Git.
Dell is working with three developers and initially will focus on developing for Android, Ruby and JavaScript, but other languages and platforms to come. The development kits are not pre-installed on the machine and each developer should download your avoiding the system is full of applications that are never used.
Before you get excited, remember that the Project Sputnik is still beginning to be developed and the company has not said anything about the product being sold officially. But no other manufacturer has invested in a project of this type and, if things go right, he is likely to arrive in stores in the future.
The most interested, Dell and Canonical have made available for download an installation image of the system that will be present at Sputnik.
The Project Sputnik should last six months and will be based on Ubuntu 4.12 and Dell XPS 13 notebook. George Barton, director of marketing at Dell, said the distribution will be modified to become fully compatible with the hardware. Problems with settings for monitor brightness quick key and wireless have been solved. In addition, several utilities and development tools will be pre-installed, as the Vim editor, the Chromium browser and version control system Git.
Dell is working with three developers and initially will focus on developing for Android, Ruby and JavaScript, but other languages and platforms to come. The development kits are not pre-installed on the machine and each developer should download your avoiding the system is full of applications that are never used.
Before you get excited, remember that the Project Sputnik is still beginning to be developed and the company has not said anything about the product being sold officially. But no other manufacturer has invested in a project of this type and, if things go right, he is likely to arrive in stores in the future.
The most interested, Dell and Canonical have made available for download an installation image of the system that will be present at Sputnik.
