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Found: The World’s Hottest Ubuntu Linux Deployment
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| The VAR Guy did some fact-checking. First, he investigated the T & A Lingerie
| site. (Hey, it’s a work assignment…). Then, he checked in with T & A Lingerie
| Operations Manager Gary Martin. “Are you really running Ubuntu?” The VAR Guy
| asked in an email to Martin.
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| A few minutes later, Martin’s reply hit The VAR Guy’s inbox: “Thank you for
| your inquiry,” Martin wrote. “Yes we are running Ubuntu 8.04 and we love it.
| We have been free of Microsoft Windows XP Professional for two years now.”
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http://www.thevarguy.com/2008/09/16/found-the-worlds-hottest-ubuntu-linux-deployment/
Can Ubuntu Overcome The Status Quo?
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| People often say certain software is “not ready for prime time.” But in
| reality, those people actually have a fear of the unfamiliar. Take my wife.
| for instance. When I started using Ubuntu, she was dead-set against me
| installing it as the lone system on our laptop. She couldn’t bear the
| thought of being without Windows because “it’s what I know!” But she finally
| came around to Ubuntu. Here’s how.
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http://www.workswithu.com/2008/09/16/can-ubuntu-overcome-the-status-quo/
Recent:
CEO's Diary: Linux?
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| He has a set a number of practical tests. One was to test transitions to
| Windows Vista or Linux. People resisted both, but one no more than the other.
| So why not Linux?
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| As important, he’s tested Open Office on a trial group. After very little
| effort in translation most could hardly spot the difference from a Microsoft
| product. After all, most people hardly use any of the features in either.
|
| The big issue now is email management. If we can manage that and diary
| scheduling OK (which is a big question) the real issue is when some Linux
| platforms are now very stable and have long term support, why are we
| Microsoft based?
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http://www.accountingweb.co.uk/cgi-bin/item.cgi?id=185613
Who Writes Linux and Who Supports It
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| • Who is Writing Linux?
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| * Every Linux kernel is being developed by nearly 1,000 developers
| working for more than 100 different corporations. This is the foundation
| for the largest distributed software development project in the world.
| * Since 2005, the number of active kernel developers has tripled,
| reflecting the growing importance of Linux in the embedded systems,
| server, and desktop markets.
| * Between 70 and 95 percent of those developers are being paid for their
| work, dispelling the “hobbyist” myth present from the start of open
| source development.
|
| • Who is Sponsoring Linux?
|
| * More than 70 percent of total contributions to the kernel come from
| developers working at a range of companies including IBM, Intel, The
| Linux Foundation
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http://blog.linuxoss.com/2008/07/who-writes-linux-and-who-supports-it/
Making desktop Linux work for business
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| Today's IT managers face tough choices. PCs that run fine today have an
| uncertain upgrade path, now that Microsoft has chosen to discontinue Windows
| XP. Upgrade costs associated with Vista, coupled with the ever-escalating
| cost of application licenses, make switching to desktop Linux an increasingly
| attractive option.
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| For many businesses, however, it's difficult to know where to begin. The
| Linux market is broad and thriving, with myriad options to choose from. Most
| organizations will want to phase in Linux gradually, which in many cases will
| mean supporting a heterogeneous computing environment for the first time. As
| a result, it can be hard to predict where software incompatibilities might
| affect critical business processes.
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http://www.infoworld.com/article/08/07/01/27FE-desktop-linux_1.html
Linux is ready, but consumers are not
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| Haff said a window of opportunity for Linux ironically may lie in the demise
| of the desktop OS. "If you believe in the emergence of cloud computing, then
| the whole concept of running applications on the desktop starts to go away.
| This may well mean that Linux gets more interesting for client devices
| because now native applications do not matter so much," he said.
|
| Colin Sng, a systems engineer in a Singapore-based firm, who uses Windows,
| Mac and Linux OSes for work and at home, said the technology is ready, but
| obstacles lie mostly with the consumer.
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http://www.zdnetasia.com/news/software/0,39044164,62040974,00.htm
It's time to retire "ready for the desktop"
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| Quite a few reviews of new Linux releases these days try to determine if a
| distribution is "ready for the desktop." I myself have probably been guilty
| of using that phrase, but I think it's time we officially retire this
| criterion.
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http://www.linux.com/feature/134808
Related:
Windows rapidly approaching desktop usability
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| Don't Lose This Product Key!
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| Video blanking hassles
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| Windows XP networking: Not for amateurs
|
| Shocked by additional software costs
|
| Where Windows XP shines
|
| Hope for the future
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http://os.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=05/05/18/2033216
Linux ready for the desktop
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| McLaren said the cost of security alone in the standard desktop, is at
| least "50 percent to double" that of Linux.
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| He believes the primary inhibitors to large-scale Linux desktop adoption
| are Windows applications, especially Excel macros, and a perception of
| a large training cost associated with the move.
|
| "There will always be a migration cost for any large project, but this
| will be dramatically lowered over time," he said. "You need take a
| long-term view and realize security and admin costs will be lowered. We're
| not saying everything should be moved over at once."
|
| McLaren cited car rental company Europcar as having "success" by moving
| call centre people and branch office systems to Red Hat's desktop.
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http://www.computerworld.com.au/index.php/id;1555287553;fp;4194304;fpid;1
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