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[News] Open Source and Linux Efficiency Make a Winner

  • Subject: [News] Open Source and Linux Efficiency Make a Winner
  • From: Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Mon, 29 Oct 2007 09:40:40 +0000
  • Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.advocacy
  • Organization: Netscape / schestowitz.com
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Thin clients and open source the green IT winners

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| "Government CIOs must consider different areas of potential impact on IT 
| spending and assess their readiness, in terms of the ability to communicate 
| internally and externally what is being done and why," he says.  
| 
| "By the same token, government CTOs and operations managers must start 
| looking at how green IT requirements can affect infrastructure and 
| architectures.   
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http://computerworld.co.nz/news.nsf/spec/D79F9D3CD1DCC450CC25737F007EE6B7


Related:

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


Mini Linux box gains online storage, backups, updates

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| Zonbu has sweetened the pie for Linux enthusiasts wishing to purchase its 
| low-cost, silent, eco-friendly, PC outright -- without committing to an 
| ongoing service contract. The $250 Zonbox PC includes OS upgrades, 2GB of 
| free online storage, automatic backup services, and root access.   
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http://linuxdevices.com/news/NS3133988238.html


Zonbu GNU/Linux computer

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| Zonbu is a very simple system. It is geared for users who may not necessarily 
| care what operating system they are using, but someone who just wants a 
| functional system. Zonbu does exactly that. The software is very 
| straightforward to use. Zonbu is very environmentally friendly. Not only does 
| it not require a lot of power to run, it also does not contribute to noise 
| pollution.     
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http://www.freesoftwaremagazine.com/articles/zonbu

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