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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. 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. Now that I'm retired I still use GNU/Linux on every computer in my home except the smartphones which run Android/Linux.Lately, I've been giving lots of thought to the world I inherited and which I will leave to my descendants. I'm planting grass, trees, flowers and vegetables in my large lot and I've ordered a Solo EV. I plan to charge my Solo by means of a tracking solar array. Life is good if you have a purpose. I do.
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Daily Archives: March 2, 2013
Open Standards in Government
Decades after the concept, governments still treat openness with suspicion. What’s with that? We replaced tyrants with democratic governments. Didn’t we? “Although there is a lack of quantitative evidence on expected cost savings from adopting open standards, abundant examples exist … Continue reading
Trimming The Growth Of The US Government’s Budget Will Promote FLOSS
“Dale Luddeke, who chairs the Industry Advisory Council (IAC), an IT industry group, said he expects to see a shift in government to things with "cost savings attributes," such as open source, and agile development and cloud technology. see The … Continue reading
Hosting Providers sites ordered by OS
“Netcraft measures and makes available the response times of leading hosting providers’ sites. The performance measurements are made at fifteen minute intervals from separate points around the internet” see Hosting Providers sites ordered by OS. The score? In the top … Continue reading