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You nailed it there.

And before someone says it, no "I'll stick Ubuntu on it" isn't a valid answer to the problem as you're still supporting them by buying it.

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Ubuntu is non-FOSS so it isn't a valid answer anyway.

Just wondering, what makes Ubuntu not FOSS?

I think the FSF explain it best: http://www.gnu.org/distros/common-distros.html#Ubuntu

Mainly, non-free software repositories, and the amazon integration in unity.

Thanks for that link. The fact that they provide a version that only contains FOSS repos makes me think that calling Ubuntu non-FOSS a bit of an overstatement. That Amazon thing seems a bit icky, though.

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