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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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Tag Archives: GNU/Linux
Thin Clients Revisited
I’ve long advocated using GNU/Linux thin clients in schools and offices. It just makes sense to save licensing costs and simplify maintenance. IGEL reports “Shipments of Linux-based endpoint devices” were 35% of units shipped in 2017. See “Linux and the … Continue reading
Posted in Linux in Education, Teaching, technology
Tagged desktop, education, FLOSS, GNU/Linux, government, Linux, market share, migration, server, thin clients, uptake
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ARMed PCs
“With PC makers like Asus and HP beginning to design laptops and tablets around ARM chips, ARM itself has decided to emerge from the shadows and unroll its roadmap to challenge Intel through at least 2020. ARM’s now-public roadmap represents its … Continue reading
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Tagged Debian, desktop, FLOSS, GNU/Linux, market share, migration, server, small cheap computers, uptake
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A Mystery In My Keyboard
The keyboard on Beast is an ancient Fujitsu thing, built like a tank, nicely curved surface, and with reliable hysteresis and feedback. This morning I went to use it and the keyboard had lost its mind. Keys weren’t mapped. “Enter” … Continue reading
Why I’m Glad I Escaped The Wintel Monopoly All Those Years Ago
It’s so tedious that M$ and Intel have monopolized computing, an activity I love and appreciate for its power, efficiency and economy, at least using GNU/Linux. Today I read the following articles and just had to thank Debian GNU/Linux for … Continue reading
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Tagged adoption, Debian, GNU/Linux, Linux, migration, security, small cheap computers, that other OS, uptake
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ARMed Attack On Super-Computing
“The HPC system is comprised of 5,184 ARM-based processors — the Thunder X2 processor, built by Cavium. Each processor has 28 cores and runs at 2 GHz. Astra will deliver over 2.3 theoretical peak petaflops of performance, which should put … Continue reading
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Tagged adoption, ARM, GNU/Linux, Linux, migration, security, server, small cheap computers, uptake
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Dist-Upgrading Odroid-C2
TLW’s little Odroid C2 was getting a little confused so I thought to upgrade the software. In particular FireFox was an old version and rather obnoxious at times, pausing and being unresponsive. So I checked it out and found that … Continue reading
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Tagged ARM, Debian, desktop, FLOSS, GNU/Linux, Linux, migration, small cheap computers, uptake
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CPG Now Works With PHP 7
Great news! I downloaded a new version of CPG and it works with PHP 7! This means I don’t need to run an old version in a virtual machine to keep CPG working. It means less maintenance for my system … Continue reading
OS Stats Revisited
“Android 41.04% Windows 36.3% iOS 12.43% OS X 5.89% Unknown 2.28% Linux 0.74%” See Operating System Market Share WorldwideI’ve been concentrating on other things but I thought to revisit OS market shares today. Checking Statcounter, we find 44% of their hits … Continue reading
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Tagged 2015 - Year of the GNU/Linux Desktop, adoption, Debian, FLOSS, GNU/Linux, Linux, market share, migration, security, server, small cheap computers, that other OS, uptake
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We’re Nearly “There”, ARMed And Dangerous
“The Arm Cortex-A76 CPU is the second generation premium core built on DynamIQ technology. Paired with a Cortex-A55 CPU in a scalable DynamIQ big.LITTLE configuration, the Cortex-A76 delivers laptop-class performance with mobile efficiency, bringing the mobile experience (fast responsiveness, always … Continue reading
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Tagged ARM, Debian, desktop, FLOSS, GNU/Linux, Linux, market share, migration, server, small cheap computers, Solo EV, uptake
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Thinking About Networked Storage
“block devices exported via AoE cannot be accessed by IP. Without this additional overhead, network performance does improve when accessing the exported block device(s). This non-routability also adds to the security of the technology. In order to access the volumes, … Continue reading
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Tagged ARM, Debian, FLOSS, GNU/Linux, Linux, server, small cheap computers, thin client
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On My Dance-Card…
“SynQuacerâ„¢ E-Series is a software development environment compliant with Linaro’s 96Boards open hardware specification. This has been built jointly by Socionext Inc., Linaro and GIGABYTE. It contains one “SC2A11â€. “SC2A11†is a multi-core chip with 24 cores of ARM® Cortex-A53. … Continue reading
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Tagged ARM, desktop, FLOSS, GNU/Linux, migration, server, small cheap computers
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Thin Clients, The Walking Dead Of Computing
“In those early days, even as we swapped the serial cables for network ones, shrunk the cases, and doubled the performance, it didn’t take long before thin clients were banished to niche use cases, becoming the territory of call centers, … Continue reading
Posted in Linux in Education, technology
Tagged FLOSS, GNU/Linux, Linux, market share, migration, security, server, small cheap computers, thin client, thin clients, uptake
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