Moving from FreeBSD to Linux - why?
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| Here is my list of why Linux is better than FreeBSD for me. Of course,
| everyone will have their own ideas, but this is my article, so this is my
| list!
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| * Better support...
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| * Better tools...
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| * Bigger installed base...
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| * More resources...
|
| * Fun...
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http://linuxbraindump.org/2007/08/24/moving-from-freebsd-to-linux-why/
New Version 6 of the European grid software Unicore
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| The grid middleware, which is established in Europe and licenced under the
| terms of the BSD Licence, provides a software stack that has been cultivated
| for years, now with a series of new adaptations to accommodate new
| technologies.
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http://www.heise.de/english/newsticker/news/94859/from/rss09
Related:
UK government launches open source CO2 calculatorUK government launches open
source CO2 calculator
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| Back in March the UK’s Conservative Party vowed to encourage the adoption
| of open source adoption if elected at the next General Election.*
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| Today the Labour Party did its bit by releasing the code behind its new
| carbon footprint calculator under the general public license.
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http://www.businessreviewonline.com/os/archives/2007/06/uk_government_l.html
Report: Linux, open source greener than Windows
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| A new report from the U.K. Office of Government Commerce about Open
| Source Software Trials in Government, has found that servers running
| Linux could combat the rising problem of e-waste because they last
| up to twice as long as machines running Windows.
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http://searchopensource.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid39_gci1246762,00.html?track=sy184
http://tinyurl.com/38cge3
Petition the UK Government to protect GPL software
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| Since software patents may threaten this fundamentally important freedom, we
| propose that software published under the GNU General Public Licence (version
| 3 and above) be given immunity from prosecution from patent infringement
| under the Copyright Designs and Patents Act.
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http://www.libervis.com/article/petition_the_uk_government_to_protect_gpl_software
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