Linux a greener alternative to a forced Vista move?
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| Lo, there's another alternative, one that has been pointed out by a some
| respondents to my previous post: Move to Linux.
|
| For example, this comes from Gostak:
|
| "I am suggesting VMware on Linux with your current crop of XP licenses.
| Mission-critical stuff that must run on XP is available, meanwhile you
| can be working on migrating everything to a native Linux environment that
| will not toss you on your keister in a few years. Further, the one big
| thing coming down the pike, 64-bit computing, is fully supported with
| Linux, so you don't have to worry about being able to fully utilize the
| next generation."
|
| It's an excellent point. Companies concerned both with sustainability and
| Microsoft's current ploy may indeed find Linux an appealing alternative. Some
| IT leaders out there have already observed that, among other things, Linux
| seems to have a "green" advantage over Windows in terms of energy efficiency.
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http://weblog.infoworld.com/sustainableit/archives/2008/01/xp_linux_green.html?source=rss
Related:
True or False: E-Waste
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| True or False: Switching from a Windows-operated computer to a Linux-operated
| one could slash computer-generated e-waste levels by 50%.
|
| The answer is: TRUE
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http://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/12/03/eco.myth.ewaste/
Vista stumbles through first birthday
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| Performance has also been a factor, with Vista branded by some industry
| researchers as the most processor-hungry operating system to ever come out of
| Redmond — something that jars with the current industry drive towards energy
| efficiency and green IT.
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http://www.zdnet.com.au/news/software/soa/Vista-stumbles-through-first-birthday-/0,130061733,339284236,00.htm
Open Source Software, OLPC, and the Importance of Being Green
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| I'm referring to the need for the OLPC XO laptop to be extremely efficient in
| its power consumption. The OLPC laptop is designed to be used in places where
| there is no reliable power grid, or, in many cases, no power grid at all.
| This has challenged the OLPC Project is be very creative in how power is
| generated, stored and conserved.
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http://jmbuser.livejournal.com/6764.html
Linux, Windows duke it out over energy efficiency
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| Linux appears to have an advantage at the moment: Companies are becoming
| increasingly open to adopting the platform both in the server room and on the
| desktop. Big-name vendors like IBM, HP, and Novell are giving the penguin a
| push in the datacenter, framing it as a flexible and energy-efficient
| platform. The fact that Linux offers greater virtualization opportunities
| than Windows (a sentiment recently expressed by the VMWare CTO Mendel
| Rosenblum) only strengthens the platform's green standing.
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http://weblog.infoworld.com/sustainableit/archives/2007/08/linux_and_windo.html?source=rss
U.S. to require agencies to buy 'green' PCs, monitors
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| Because the government is such a large user, PC vendors will be hustling to
| comply with the new federal rule, McCarthy said.
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http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&taxonomyName=servers_and_data_center&articleId=9055558&taxonomyId=154&intsrc=kc_top
GNU/Linux is the most power-efficient OS on Intel hardware
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| According to a keynote given at OSCON, Intel's PowerTOP application has
| allowed developers to get a close-up view of what is sucking power in a
| GNU/Linux system. Apparently they've gotten so much feedback and patches that
| they've been able to extend battery life by an hour since the first release,
| making GNU/Linux the best OS for power saving.
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http://digg.com/linux_unix/GNU_Linux_is_the_most_power_efficient_OS_on_Intel_hardware
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
Where's The Software To Catch Up To Multicore Computing?
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| A look at the Top500 Supercomputer Sites List (www.top500.org) shows
| that a large portion of the technical computing workload has moved
| to commodity Linux clusters: commodity servers, commodity
| networks and commodity storage
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http://www.informationweek.com/news/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=197001130
SMP and Embedded Real Time
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| Because not all embedded systems vendors will be willing or able
| to create or purchase SMP real-time operating systems, we can
| expect that a number of them will make use of Linux.
|
| [...]
|
| I hope I have convinced you that the -rt patchset greatly
| advances Linux's parallel real-time capabilities, and that Linux
| is quickly becoming capable of supporting the parallel real-time
| applications that are appearing in embedded environments.
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http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/9361
Multi-Core Processors Challenging Traditional Software Pricing Models
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| However, Microsoft Corp. hasn't hopped on this train yet; it plans
| to continue to charge per processor for software
|
| [...]
|
| Another strategy for CIOs, suggested Giera, would be to consider
| using open-source software as an alternative to commercial software
| during the transition period.
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http://biz.yahoo.com/seekingalpha/061009/18110_id.html?.v=1n
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
$99 Zonbu Linux PC On Sale Today
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| We've had our hands on these super-green Linux-and-Via powered babies for a
| little while, but now it's your turn. Even though the beta program is
| expected to run until September, Zonbu is confident that the hardware on 1.0
| is locked. That's why today, the company started selling the little box, but
| will cover the first three months of software support, technically a beta
| run, for free.
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http://gizmodo.com/gadgets/zonbu/99-zonbu-linux-pc-on-sale-today-279478.php
Linux net PC prototype gains favorable review
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| PC Magazine reviewer Patrick Norton likes the Zonbox's low power requirements
| and complement of pre-loaded software, which includes Skype, the Banshee
| music jukebox, OpenOffice, and Firefox. YouTube video playback and mp3
| ripping are less than perfect, he reports. However, the Zonbox uses only 11
| Watts to play DVDs (external USB DVD player required). It can output to a
| 720p high-definition TV with "no problems," Norton found.
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http://www.linuxdevices.com/news/NS8552266659.html
Review: Zonbu, the $99 Linux Computer
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| There's a lot to like about Zonbu, including its three-year replacement
| warranty. With your configuration information and all your data backed up in
| the Zonbu online storage space, when you plug in, you can restore your
| machine instantly. As an added plus, Zonbu is environmentally friendly; the
| company claims the computer uses a fraction of the electricity of a standard
| PC, which will cut down on your company's electricity costs.
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http://www.cio.com/article/120653
Zonbu to Roll Out $99 Linux-Based Computer This Summer
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| There's a cheap computer on the way that undercuts them all, the $99
| Zonbu, due this summer in a silent-running form factor that's about
| the size of a paperback book.
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http://gizmodo.com/gadgets/cheap-pc/zonbu-to-roll-out-99-linux+based-computer-this-summer-258177.php
Gizmodo get their hands on Zonbu's remote-storage Linux PC
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| Gizmodo have been playing with a halfway solution, Zonbu?s $99
| Linux PC, which runs open-source software on a fanless 1.2MHz
| platform but utilises Amazon?s S3 storage servers to save your files.
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http://www.slashgear.com/gizmodo-get-their-hands-on-zonbus-remote-storage-linux-pc-235408.php
Zonbu PC--the little, green rental machine
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| The Zonbu PC easily fits in your hand, and initially costs $99--with a
| two-year subscription for online storage that costs between $12.50 and $19.95
| each month. You can buy just the PC for $249 with no storage agreement--and
| no storage. Zonbu does let you cancel the subscription at any time.
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http://news.com.com/2300-1042_3-6197110-1.html?part=rss&tag=6197110&subj=news
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