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One of the few makers of Linux desktops is now making its own hardware so that it can make sure it is more Linux friendly.
System76 is one of only a handful of PC vendors that exclusively sells computers with Linux-based software. The outfit has chosen hardware that it could guarantee would work well with custom firmware and the Ubuntu Linux operating system.
But it has not designed or manufactured its own hardware. Instead it used OEM/ODM companies to do those things, instead focusing on the software.
From 2018, the company wants to create a System76 computer that was designed and built in-house.
The company says it plans to start with desktops, since they are “easier to work with.” Eventually System76 hopes to expand to notebooks as well.
One of the few makers of Linux desktops is now making its own hardware so that it can make sure it is more Linux friendly.
System76 is one of only a handful of PC vendors that exclusively sells computers with Linux-based software. The outfit has chosen hardware that it could guarantee would work well with custom firmware and the Ubuntu Linux operating system.
But it has not designed or manufactured its own hardware. Instead it used OEM/ODM companies to do those things, instead focusing on the software.
From 2018, the company wants to create a System76 computer that was designed and built in-house.
The company says it plans to start with desktops, since they are “easier to work with.” Eventually System76 hopes to expand to notebooks as well.
