Robert Pogson

I remember recently there was an article about businesses being shy of mentioning their products run on GNU/Linux. SJVN has found a counterexample, a business that makes a fine product which is not shy to shout that it runs on GNU/Linux:

“Does the WOW! Computer run on Windows?
No. The WOW! Computer runs on a Linux operating system we’ve customized to support our touch screen capabilities. We chose Linux to avoid frequent problems with viruses and to provide a more secure, problem-free computer environment. Linux has been developed over the last 20 years by numerous companies and currently runs on millions of computers. In fact, about 60% of all internet servers run Linux.”

In fact, the company is so proud of their product they sell it at a premium price. That is justifiable because of the huge touch-screen, the freedom from worry about software updated and viruses and the great ease of use. It’s still a small computer, though, an all-in-one. No big box at all, and with fewer cables.

see Tech Specs – WOW! Computer for Seniors – by firstSTREET.

“Windows Server 2012 Foundation will only be available to OEMs and will come with a 15 user limit and no virtualisation rights.”

Isnt’t that a laugh? M$’s charges more money in relation to how much of your own IT you can use? Do we have parking meters in our garages? Do we have coin-slots on our refrigerators? Do we pay to use our tools? Those are silly concepts. So is that other OS in IT.

I recommend people use Debian GNU/Linux on clients and servers. It works for you and is not cripple-ware. You get the full power of your hardware for the cost of installation, ~$0, and there’s no per-seat/per-server/per-connection/per-CPU charge. None. It’s the right way to do IT.

see Microsoft details Windows Server 2012 pricing – The Inquirer.