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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: that other OS
Great Day!
Beast has been having a hard time connecting hard drives and its soul for a year or so. Intermittent problems are so hard to diagnose. Finally, an in-law donated a used PC, we moved over the hard drives and fired … Continue reading
The GNU/Linux Desktop, Again
““The current situation with dozens of distributions, each with different rules, each with different versions of different libraries, some with certain libraries missing, each with different packaging tools and packaging formats … that basically tells app developers ‘go away, focus … Continue reading
Posted in family, technology
Tagged adoption, desktop, FLOSS, GNU/Linux, market share, migration, that other OS, uptake
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IBM And Red Hat
“IBM is acquiring Red Hat, a major distributor of open-source software and technology, in a deal valued around $34 billion, the companies announced on Sunday. According to a joint statement, IBM will pay cash to buy all shares in Red Hat … Continue reading
Posted in Linux in Education, technology
Tagged Debian, desktop, FLOSS, GNU/Linux, market share, migration, that other OS, uptake
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Linux Operating Systems Up In India
I know a few things about India but I’ve never lived there: it’s a mix of ancient civilizations, it’s huge, it’s diverse, it’s densely populated in parts, and it’s hot. Today, I added another item to the list. That Other … Continue reading
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Tagged adoption, android, ARM, desktop, Linux, market share, migration, politics, small cheap computers, smart phone, that other OS, uptake
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Why I’m Glad I Escaped The Wintel Monopoly All Those Years Ago
It’s so tedious that M$ 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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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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Crime And Self-Inflicted Punishment
“To create the false 2016 P&L, on or about October 21, 2016, Manafort emailed Gates a .pdf version of the real 2016 DMI P&L, which showed a loss of more than $600,000. Gates converted that .pdf into a “Word†document … Continue reading
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Tagged desktop, FLOSS, GNU/Linux, migration, security, that other OS, Trumpism, uptake
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Spaghetti Code Strikes Again
“During research into the Windows kernel, we came across an interesting issue with PsSetLoadImageNotifyRoutine which as its name implies, notifies of module loading. The thing is, after registering a notification routine for loaded PE images with the kernel the callback may … Continue reading
Posted in technology
Tagged Debian, desktop, FLOSS, GNU/Linux, market share, security, server, that other OS, uptake
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Supply And Demand In The Electronic Era
It’s interesting how the wave of adoption of one technology affects another. The old Wintel monopoly acted as if it was an island and a single monopoly controlled the world. Things are more complicated today. The main sign of life … Continue reading
Posted in technology
Tagged desktop, market share, migration, renewable energy, small cheap computers, Solo EV, that other OS, uptake
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11 Quarters of Global Legacy PC Decline
“In the U.S., PC shipments totaled 14 million units in the second quarter of 2017, a 5.7 percent decline from the second quarter of 2016 (see Table 2). The U.S. market declined due to weak consumer PC demand. The business … Continue reading
Posted in technology
Tagged android, Debian, desktop, FLOSS, GNU/Linux, Linux, market share, migration, small cheap computers, smart phone, that other OS, uptake
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Intel Surrenders To ARM
“Intel has discontinued three of its offerings for the Internet of Things and embedded device markets. The chipmaker said in a series of low-key product updates that it would be killing off the Edison, Galileo and Joule compute modules and boards … Continue reading
Posted in technology
Tagged ARM, Debian, GNU/Linux, Intel, Linux, market share, migration, small cheap computers, that other OS, uptake
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Armageddon, M$-style
“On May 12, hackers hit more than a hundred countries, exploiting a stolen N.S.A. tool that targeted vulnerabilities of Microsoft software. The attacks infected only machines running on Windows operative system. Among the victims are public administrative bodies such as … Continue reading
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Tagged Debian, desktop, FLOSS, GNU/Linux, government, LibreOffice, market share, migration, politics, security, that other OS, uptake
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