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Giving Works

Published by Robert Pogson March 21st, 2013 in technology. 2 Comments

Here’s another example of contributing and sharing resources working for the world of IT. Eaton donated power and control units for Debian’s infrastructure.
“Not only do we, at Eaton, strongly back the principle of freely available open source software, we are also finding that our customers increasingly prefer to work with open source packages, especially with Linux and related systems”
see Eaton donates hardware to Debian.

Organizations use Debian GNU/Linux. They use Eaton’s stuff to do it. Eaton helps by supporting Debian. It’s all good.

- Robert Pogson

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1 MK Mar 21st, 2013 at 2:11 pm

…and is that why you recommend the use Debian on mobile phones? How is the installation going on your wife’s phone, by the way? Is she thrilled to use command line applications?
2 Robert Pogson Mar 21st, 2013 at 2:25 pm

MK wrote, “Debian on mobile phones? How is the installation going on your wife’s phone, by the way? Is she thrilled to use command line applications?”

I looked at rooting her old phone but find there is not much need. I have installed a SSH client app which lets me control any PC in the house from her old phone, transfer files to/from the old FTP server, and numerous apps and bookmarks to access the hardware of the device and the web-server on the LAN. There isn’t much need of adding GNU/Linux to the mix although it could be done. There are rootkits for that hardware.

It turns out the thing is not very useful in cold weather because it seems to flake out. In warm weather, approaching this weekend, I may make further tests. For once, I will know how far my lawn tractor travels to do the grass-cutting…

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My observations and opinions about IT are based on 40 years of use in science and technology and lately, in education. I like IT that is fast, cost-effective and reliable. I do not care whether my solution is the same as yours. I like to think for myself.

My first use of GNU/Linux in 2001 was so remarkably better than what I had been using, I feel it is important work to share GNU/Linux with the world. I have been blessed by working in schools where students and school systems have benefited by good, modular software easily installed in most systems.

I have shown GNU/Linux to thousands of students and hundreds of teachers over the years and will continue in some way doing that until I die in spite of the opposition.