Dell has recently announced that it is considering including Linux pre-installation on more of its machines as a primary operating system. While some commentators believe that Dell may just make token offerings, there are many that believe Dell will include Linux options on mainstream, consumer models. If this is the case, the growth of Linux from a small, open source OS to a major player, available through one of the largest hardware producers in the world as a pre-install, is a major mile stone for open sources communities. More evidence of the bottom-up model of business taking hold.