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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
Wallonia Uses FLOSS Applications
“The majority (75%) of municipalities in the Walloon region of Belgium are now using open source software and services. In the region 261 cities, towns, villages and other public administrations are using 8 open source-based solutions that are centrally managed … Continue reading
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Tagged education, FLOSS, government, migration, server, that other OS, uptake
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The Sad Case Of The Linux Foundation
“Tom King and I collared Jim Zemlin and I made mention to him that there was little to catch the Desktop user’s attention or interest within the gathering’s program and scheduling for the duration of the summit. Zemlin stood in … Continue reading
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Tagged adoption, Debian, desktop, FLOSS, GNU/Linux, Linux, market share, migration, that other OS, uptake
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Dortmund’s Servers
“The city of Dortmund, Germany’s 8th largest city, is rapidly increasing its use of Linux. From 2015 to 2016, the number of Linux servers rose by 21%, from 200 to 242.” See Dortmund’s use of Linux servers increasingThis is interesting to … Continue reading
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Tagged GNU/Linux, government, market share, server, that other OS, uptake
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Pigs Fly At M$
“Microsoft has committed publicly to use ARM chips in machines that will be running cloud services in its own datacenters before year-end.” See Windows Server on ARM: It’s happeningChuckle. For many months commentators here have been telling me ARM won’t make … Continue reading
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Tagged ARM, migration, server, small cheap computers, that other OS, uptake
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SSD
“Increase the speed, durability, and efficiency of your system for years to come with the Crucial MX300 SSD. Boot up in seconds and fly through the most demanding applications with an SSD that fuses the latest 3D NAND Flash technology … Continue reading
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Tagged Debian, desktop, GNU/Linux, Linux, market share, migration, server, small cheap computers, that other OS, uptake
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I’m a Linux Geek And Proud Of It
“While Linux is certainly very easy to use, there are some activities surrounding it that are seen as more complex than others. While they can be all be avoided easily enough, they do have a certain, geeky appeal. How many … Continue reading
Posted in Linux in Education, Teaching, technology
Tagged adoption, Debian, desktop, FLOSS, GNU/Linux, migration, server, small cheap computers, that other OS, uptake
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Austrian Schools
“As well as all the small problems with our Windows installations, hours lost in updating Java, Flash, Quicktime, Silverlight and so on, Microsoft turned off the KMS server in Vienna and this introduced new problems with the key management service. … Continue reading
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Tagged adoption, desktop, education, FLOSS, GNU/Linux, government, market share, migration, small cheap computers, that other OS, uptake
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Munich’s Fake News On GNU/Linux
“”Employees are not satisfied with our IT,” Reiter told a council meeting on Wednesday morning, citing a report he had commissioned from Accenture. “More than half are not happy.” Accenture’s report, which included a survey of Munich council staff, did not … Continue reading
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Tagged adoption, desktop, FLOSS, GNU/Linux, government, Linux, market share, migration, politics, small cheap computers, that other OS, uptake
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TDF On Munich
“According to the report, only a minor percentage of users (between 18% and 28%, based on different applications) had severe issues related to software, which could be solved by migrating these users to Windows and MS Office. Incidentally, 15% of users … Continue reading
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Tagged adoption, desktop, FLOSS, GNU/Linux, government, LibreOffice, migration, politics, that other OS, uptake
33 Comments
Vulnerable, Again!
“Microsoft Windows fails to properly handle traffic from a malicious server. In particular, Windows fails to properly handle a specially-crafted server response that contains too many bytes following the structure defined in the SMB2 TREE_CONNECT Response structure. By connecting to … Continue reading
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Tagged FLOSS, GNU/Linux, Linux, migration, security, server, that other OS
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Bill Gates Does Some Good
“Bill Gates warned against denying climate change and pushed for more innovation in clean energy, during an event Friday at Columbia University in New York.” See Bill Gates warns against denying climate changeI hate Bill Gates. The harm he’s done to … Continue reading
Been There. Done That. Again.
“Maybe you’re delivering a presentation to a huge audience. Maybe you’re taking an online test. Maybe you just need to get some work done on a tight deadline. Windows doesn’t care. Windows will take control of your computer, force-feed it updates, and … Continue reading
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Tagged adoption, Debian, desktop, FLOSS, GNU/Linux, Linux, migration, security, that other OS, uptake
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