Linux starts making inroads
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| Adoption of desktops, notebooks and Linux is increasing in the medium
| business segment
|
| [...]
|
| That said, in the future, some of these companies are planning to invest in
| Linux as they feel that it is a cost-effective platform. For e.g.,
| Jagsonpal Pharmaceutical have around 200 PCs running Windows but is now
| planning to switch to Linux. Prakash Pradhan, the company's IT Head, says,
| "We want to replace the OS, as with Windows we face several problems like
| virus attacks and licensing. Linux is available free and will help reduce
| the per user cost."
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http://www.expresscomputeronline.com/20070514/hardware01.shtml
Why not Vista?
Vista's UAC: Faith Misplaced
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| So the obvious advantage of making sure you are running with an
| updated firewall, anti-virus and perhaps even a spyware removal
| tool is not such a bad idea.
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http://www.osweekly.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2548
Who needs that headache? Not to mention the cost of hardware...
Related:
EI Labs India Debuts Petite Linux Soft Chip With ARM9 Core
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| EI Labs has unveiled Linseed, a low cost, stamp sized Linux soft
| chip integrating an ARM9 Core.
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http://www.arm.com/iqonline/news/marketnews/17445.html
Another $100 PC is here, but what is inside?
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| NetPC comes with a monitor, keyboard, mouse, a Linux operating
| system (and free open source software), an access device (for
| accessing the Internet), and connects to a server over a local
| area network and offers some free entertainment.
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http://www.hindustantimes.com/StoryPage/StoryPage.aspx?id=7684c55c-ebc6-4a97-a9e4-3a94722352b9&&Headline=Another+%24100+PC+is+here%2c+but+what+is+inside%3f
http://tinyurl.com/yoqabk
Made in India PC for just about $100
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| While global computing giants like IBM and AMD are yet to give
| shape to their ambitious plans for a computer that costs 100
| dollars or less, an Indian company has already set its eyes on
| 10 million potential customers with its up-and-running PC
| priced at Rs 4,500 only.
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http://www.expressindia.com/fullstory.php?newsid=85690
Intensified Battle Lines
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| Some years back Open Source Industry Australia (OSIA) spokesperson
| Steven D'Aprano had posed a most intriguing question, "If Microsoft
| has a problem with piracy, it shouldn't be blamed on OEMs who sell
| PCs with Linux pre-installed or no operating system at all. Should
| we discourage supermarkets from selling plain bread, because
| shoppers might steal butter from elsewhere?"
|
| [...]
|
| For long now a tag has been associated with Linux. Industry players
| and resellers say Linux has become a smart, official, cheap and
| convenient form of piracy. The charge, is however, outrightly
| rejected by the Linux vendors.
|
| At their end, open source vendors will not miss an opportunity to
| assert that anyone who has benefited out of piracy is the
| proprietary vendors, like Microsoft.
|
| [...]
|
| Partners are already moving close to Linux vendors for various
| reasons. The days to come will, therefore, offer interesting
| battle lines unfolding between MS and open source players.
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http://www.channeltimes.com/India/Columns/Intensified_Battle_Lines/551-80562-751.html
http://tinyurl.com/37n6do
I use GNU/Linux... and I am HAPPY with it!
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| Two-three months back, there was a news in rediff.com which said that
| the biggest girls school in Kerala has changed the policy and they
| use GNU/Linux for teaching. Those small girls learning computer,
| learn GNU/Linux only and they find it very easy. As they have
| never used MS Windows, they are unbiased.
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http://cleverviv.wordpress.com/2007/03/02/i-use-gunlinux/
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