The official line on HP support for Linux?, Dec 13, 2005

...this is my response from HP support. I think the best part is "HP does not recommend using Linux".

HP is seeking to enlarge its footprint in the enterprise Linux space by partnering with Red Hat and Novell, and has chosen Australia as the place to start.

HP's Sean Owen-Jones also said the company would shortly be releasing desktop and notebook PCs running Ubuntu Linux. The NX6110 notebook would be available shortly with Ubuntu and a desktop PC would also be available.

Hewlett-Packard Co. (HP) is now reselling support services for MySQL's open-source database, an HP spokeswoman has confirmed.

Hewlett-Packard this week plans to release Linux versions of its Virus Throttler security technology and ProLiant Essentials Intelligent Networking Pack, the company confirmed Friday.

In a recent review article of SUSE 9.3 Professional, I discussed the advantages of using a common distribution to administer CUPS and more easily share a locally attached printer across a LAN. A reader comment about using a network-ready printer instead made me consider that alternative for multi-OS environments where a common platform is not a possibility. I am now the proud owner of a Deskjet 6840, a color inkjet printer by Hewlett-Packard (HP).

In a move that suggests Linux is finally ready for prime time, Hewlett-Packard is giving the free software a bigger role on some of its toughest servers.

Framingham, Mass.-based IDC reports that Hewlett-Packard Co. has shipped more than 1 million Linux servers to customers since 1998 -- 45% more than any other major hardware vendor.

HP today announced that it has set an industry-first milestone by shipping more than 1 million Linux servers to customers since 1998, 45 percent more than any other major hardware vendor.

HP may soon support Linux in its NonStop line of fault-tolerant servers, an HP executive hinted yesterday.

Hewlett-Packard (HP) may soon support a version of the Linux operating system designed for its NonStop line of fault-tolerant servers, an HP executive hinted Wednesday.

By partnering with Ubuntu, HP has made a direct contribution to Linux hardware from which Linux users everywhere benefit.

Hewlett-Packard (HP) offers its notebook customers in Europe the option to choose a customized Linux version for its products. The Ubuntu distribution is specifically designed to support the hardware used in HP notebooks.

Before long a special Ubuntu Linux version is to support in all respects the hardware of a number of HP notebooks.

Hewlett Packard is readying a new enterprise-quality NAS (network attached storage) device that will be based on the Linux operating system and managed using the company's StorageWorks Grid architecture, according to an HP executive.

Hewlett-Packard Co. and Fujitsu Computer Systems Corp. are looking to expand the Linux offerings in their blade server lines as well as some of their most powerful systems.

Open-source programmers might not like the idea of software patents, but those critics would be better off adapting to the fact that they're not going away, Hewlett-Packard's top Linux executive said Tuesday.

Hewlett-Packard Co. has been a strong Linux supporter, but since CEO Fiorina has been forced out, what will happen next? Novell Inc., one of HP's three major Linux partners—the others being Red Hat Inc. and Mandrakesoft SA—sees business as usual ahead.

HP is readying several major announcements that will show that it is working hard to increase its share of the burgeoning Linux server market

Hewlett-Packard is working to take Linux into several new areas of the server market, including 64-processor servers, the company is expected to announce Wednesday, shortly before a major Linux trade show.

Hewlett-Packard plans to start selling a home media hub based on the open-source Linux operating system later this year. The company hopes that the product will replace consumer electronics devices such as VCRs and DVD players in living rooms.

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