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[News] Use of Free Software Saves Unnecessary Waste (Packaging and Media)

  • Subject: [News] Use of Free Software Saves Unnecessary Waste (Packaging and Media)
  • From: Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Mon, 02 Jul 2007 06:34:49 +0100
  • Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.advocacy
  • Organization: Netscape / schestowitz.com
  • User-agent: KNode/0.10.4
OpenSource Software and the Environment

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| While their is an increasing focus on the need for computer 
| hardware manufacturers to "green" the design of their products, 
| it seems that we already have an infrastructure present for 
| sustainability in the software market.
| 
| [...]
| 
| If I were trying to assemble such a software suite based on 
| mass-market software packages, I believe the associated media 
| and packaging materials would be considerably more expansive. 
| Not to mention negative environmental implications associated 
| with my having to earn all of the money to purchase those products.
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http://veganweb2001.blogspot.com/2007/07/opensource-software-and-environment.html

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