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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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Monthly Archives: December 2015
Linux On Web Clients In 2015
I’m cheating a bit. 2015 isn’t quite done yet, but the web stats are piling up. See StatCounterGNU/Linux is apparently right back where it started despite a terrible slowdown in shipments of That Other OS on Wintel boxes and huge … Continue reading
Ian Murdock
“Ian Murdock, founder of the Debian GNU/Linux distribution project, has died at the age of 42. His death, announced in a blog post by Docker CEO Ben Golub, came after an apparent encounter with police and a statement posted on … Continue reading
Oracle, The Butt Of Jokes
Chuckle. Oracle, one of the most powerful corporations in IT was the butt of a joke on lkml.“I’m thinking a patch this size wouldn’t qualify for copyright even if an Oracle Lawyer claimed it.” see mm: fix noisy sparse warning They … Continue reading
State Of The Desktop PC
“Although worldwide desktop shipments are expected to drop up to 15% on year in 2015, the volume in 2016 is only expected to decline less than 7% in 2016 thanks to increasing demand for high-end gaming, professional workstation and embedded-related … Continue reading
Posted in technology
Tagged 2015 - Year of the GNU/Linux Desktop, adoption, android, ARM, desktop, FLOSS, GNU/Linux, Linux, market share, migration, small cheap computers, thin client, uptake
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Linux-4.4 Imminent
“I’d almost certainly ready to just release the final 4.4, but will probably do an rc8 just to not open the merge window while people are still recovering from the holidays.” Linus See Linux-Kernel Archive: Linux 4.4-rc7Linus Torvalds has just released Linux … Continue reading
Under Pressure From Shareholders, M$ Folds, Promising To Be Good
“DiPhilipo and Barovic issued separate demands on the Board to investigate and commence an action against certain current and/or former directors and executive officers of the Company. Plaintiffs’ demands were substantially identical and were reviewed by a Demand Review Committee … Continue reading
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Metal Fatigue
The other day, when I was clearing the driveway of snow for the Christmas Dinner, the snow-blower quit working. Oh, it would push snow but the auger would not turn. I could not see any jam or lump of ice … Continue reading
Grenoble Set FREE
“Grenoble, France’s 16th largest city, is committed to the use of free software. This type of ICT solutions facilitaties the sharing of knowledge, empowers citizens and institutions and helps to cut costs, the city said in a statement. The city … Continue reading
Posted in Linux in Education, technology
Tagged 2015 - Year of the GNU/Linux Desktop, adoption, Debian, desktop, FLOSS, GNU/Linux, government, Linux, market share, migration, small cheap computers, Ubuntu, uptake
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Chromebooks And Other GNU/Linux Thin Clients Thrive
“Built for the rigors of the fast-paced medical environment, Samsung’s Chromebook 2 lineup offers a choice of processors—the Intel Celeron or the energy-efficient Exynos 5 Octa—and up to 4GB of RAM for speed and performance. The devices can last a … Continue reading
Smartphones, The New Implanted PCs
“Global smartphone shipments in the fourth quarter will increase to 396.8 million units, leading to 1.326 billion units for 2015 which will rise 10.1% on year.” See Digitimes Research: Over 331 million smartphones shipped globally in 3Q15Wow! M$ used to brag … Continue reading
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Tagged adoption, android, Apple, ARM, China, desktop, FLOSS, Linux, market share, migration, small cheap computers, that other OS, thin clients, uptake
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Thank you, China
I’ve been shopping at Aliexpress.com and Alibaba.com for a while now. It’s an adventure. It’s full of surprises and it can save me quite a bit of time and money. Recently I ordered a bunch of items including mousetraps, a … Continue reading
Got A FLOSS Office Suite?
See LibreOffice 5.0.4 is available for downloadYes, most of us need an office suite, but we don’t need a bunch of restrictions on its use designed to enrich the supplier far beyond normal profits of business. That’s a bunch of … Continue reading
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Tagged 2015 - Year of the GNU/Linux Desktop, adoption, desktop, FLOSS, LibreOffice, market share, migration
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