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Ubuntu, OpenX Chiefs Talk OS, Search Disruption
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| To Mark Shuttleworth, CEO of Canonical -- the lead commercial backer of the
| Ubuntu Linux distribution -- squaring off against Windows is a battle worth
| fighting.
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| "The operating system is the intersection of so many things in technology,"
| Shuttleworth said here at Wired's Disruptive by Design conference. "It's
| where software meets technology."
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| And as Shuttleworth sees it, he and others who have built their businesses
| around open source -- Canonical provides premium, paid services around Ubuntu
| in addition to supporting the OS's development -- have an distinct advantage
| against the Microsofts of the world.
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http://www.internetnews.com/dev-news/article.php/3825396/Ubuntu+OpenX+Chiefs+Talk+OS+Search+Disruption.htm
Recent:
French Lawmakers Hope to Inspire Linux Revolution
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| If the French National Assembly gets its way, the open-source Linux operating
| system will take over the governments of Europe, seizing on a weak economy to
| displace Windows.
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| About 18 months ago, the Assembly shifted from running Windows on the 1,100
| computers of its members and their assistants to running a version of Linux
| called Ubuntu. (I profiled the rise of Ubuntu in a recent article.) According
| to Rudy Salles, vice president of the assembly, the decision to abandon
| Microsoft’s Windows software was both an economic and political gesture.
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| The French Parliament should save about 500,000 euros over the next five
| years, thanks to the low price of Ubuntu –- free –- and have lower management
| costs. Linux tends to have fewer security issues than Windows, for example.
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http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/01/21/french-lawmakers-hope-to-inspire-linux-revolution/
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