Daily Archives: September 10, 2014

Linus On (desk)Top

Posted on September 10, 2014 by Robert Pogson

At DebConf14, Linus Torvalds had a Q&A session. One topic was GNU/Linux on the desktop. At one point, about 8:45 in, he details a major problem with GNU/Linux on the desktop, from the viewpoint of developers dealing with a bunch … Continue reading →

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A Little Initiative With FLOSS Goes A Long Way At NHS In UK

Posted on September 10, 2014 by Robert Pogson

The old model of allowing some corporation to dictate more and more expensive IT for big government is dying.“Cost savings from dumping Oracle will come through not paying an Oracle license a maintenance fee and by consolidating the hardware.Basho claimed … Continue reading →

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Students As IT-techs

Posted on September 10, 2014 by Robert Pogson

During my career as a computer teacher I was often the major IT-support person. When I left a school and moved to another there was always an issue of what would happen with IT support. This was handled in different … Continue reading →

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