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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: July 31, 2014
GNU/Linux Keeps Moving On Up In Uruguay
Whatever they’re doing in Uruguay keeps on working to promote GNU/Linux. I suggest they keep on using GNU/Linux in schools, using GNU/Linux in government, and using GNU/Linux in business. See Top 7 Desktop OSs in Uruguay from W27 2008 to … Continue reading
Posted in Linux in Education, technology
Tagged adoption, desktop, education, FLOSS, GNU/Linux, government, market share
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Converting A Small School To GNU/Linux in 1 Hour
Of course this can be done using Debian GNU/Linux but it takes more knowledge than a newbie might have. A distro designed for the purpose gets a teacher off to a good start. My first experience with GNU/Linux in a … Continue reading
Posted in Linux in Education, technology
Tagged adoption, desktop, education, FLOSS, GNU/Linux, government, small cheap computers, thin client
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The Remarkable Rise Of Android/Linux, The Distro of 2014
While Debian, Ubuntu and other GNU/Linux distros jockey for a meagre few percent of page-views according to StatCounter, Android/Linux has a dramatic ramp upward. There are many causes of this but chief among them are a low cost licence, $0. … Continue reading
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Tagged adoption, android, Debian, GNU/Linux, small cheap computers, Ubuntu
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I Care About M$ v Free Software
One of dozens of means of “winning” an argument is to claim the opponent’s arguments don’t matter.“There really is no one-size-fits-all computer operating system, so fighting about which one is better ends up being a huge waste of time.” In … Continue reading
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Tagged adoption, desktop, FLOSS, GNU/Linux, market share, migration, server, that other OS
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Android/Linux Is The New PacMan
“Android’s domination of global smartphone shipments reached a new peak in Q2 2014, with an impressive 85 percent of all smartphones now running Google’s OS. Android’s gain came at the expense of every major rival platform. BlackBerry saw its global … Continue reading