[ltp] Is the ThinkPad Linux preload CD set available for stand-alone purchase?

[Keith Frechette]

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> Me too. If  possibel I want to buy the CD.

Before this quickly degenerates into a massive me-too list, let me jump 
in. :-)

The ThinkPad Linux preload recovery CD set is not available as a 
stand-alone purchase. We did not (and probably still do not) expect there 
would be enough demand for it to justify the effort involved with making 
it a stand-alone product. As it is now, the recovery CD set is to be used 
as a tool for recovering the preload image, perhaps on instruction from an 
IBM HelpCenter support specialist. The recovery CD's are only intended for 
use on the specific hardware configuration on which Linux is preloaded, 
and so would require much additional testing (and possibily modification) 
before it can be released for use on other models. There are also other 
issues involved with making it a product that IBM could support (including 
publications, HelpCenter training, etc.).

This isn't to say that we'd never do this. It's just that we'd need to 
have a reasonable business case to justify the effort. If there appears to 
be overwhelming demand (Bill, are you prepared to start another "list"? 
:-)), I suspect that ThinkPad would consider doing it.

-- Keith

Keith Frechette
Linux Development Lead, Mobile Computing Options and Software Development
IBM Research Triangle Park, North Carolina
kfrechet@us.ibm.com / 919-543-3761 / TieLine:441-3761

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<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">&gt; </font><font size=2><tt>Me too. If &nbsp;possibel I want to buy the CD.</tt></font><font size=2 face="sans-serif"><br>
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<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">Before this quickly degenerates into a massive me-too list, let me jump in. :-)</font>
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<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">The ThinkPad Linux preload recovery CD set is not available as a stand-alone purchase. We did not (and probably still do not) expect there would be enough demand for it to justify the effort involved with making it a stand-alone product. As it is now, the recovery CD set is to be used as a tool for recovering the preload image, perhaps on instruction from an IBM HelpCenter support specialist. The recovery CD's are only intended for use on the specific hardware configuration on which Linux is preloaded, and so would require much additional testing (and possibily modification) before it can be released for use on other models. There are also other issues involved with making it a product that IBM could support (including publications, HelpCenter training, etc.).</font>
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<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">This isn't to say that we'd never do this. It's just that we'd need to have a reasonable business case to justify the effort. If there appears to be overwhelming demand (Bill, are you prepared to start another &quot;list&quot;? :-)), I suspect that ThinkPad would consider doing it.</font>
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<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">-- Keith</font>
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Keith Frechette<br>
Linux Development Lead, Mobile Computing Options and Software Development<br>
IBM Research Triangle Park, North Carolina<br>
kfrechet@us.ibm.com / 919-543-3761 / TieLine:441-3761<br>
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