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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: September 30, 2013
French Gendarmerie Goes To GNU/Linux: Progress Report
Long ago the French national police converted to FLOSS applications. They are phasing in GNU/Linux too: “The direct benefits of saving on licences are the tip of the iceberg. An industrialised open source desktop is a powerful lever for IT … Continue reading
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Tagged adoption, desktop, FLOSS, GNU/Linux, government, LibreOffice, Linux, market share, migration, politics, that other OS
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Another Monopoly Bites The Dust
When Nathan Myhrvold wrote that monopolies in IT were “natural” and that it was natural that M$ have a monopoly in desktop OS, he was clueless. Two decades later people were saying that about Apple and tablets but “During the … Continue reading
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Tagged adoption, android, Apple, desktop, FLOSS, GNU/Linux, Linux, market share, small cheap computers, tablets, that other OS, Ubuntu
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