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Open Source An Alternative CAD Source?
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| When I thought about it, the list of open source software applications is
| actually quite long. Some of the major open source applications you may have
| heard about include MySQL, Apache Server, Wordpress, Mozilla Firefox, Joomla,
| Wordpress, Drupal, just to name a few.
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| I found it interesting to hear that all of the members of the European Union
| (EU) are required to use open source Linux-based software exclusively, and
| this includes everything from operating systems to office applications. There
| is also a move afoot here in this country to attempt to do a similar thing. A
| couple of the major programs are Government 2.0, that hopes to leverage Web
| 2.0 federated social networks in government, and Open Source for America,
| that advocates greater acceptance of open source software and efforts.
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| [...]
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| Open source Linux actually fostered the emergence of a couple of computer
| categories â the netbook, including the one laptop per child (OLPC) program
| where a good percentage are sold with Linux as the operating system.
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http://www10.mcadcafe.com/nbc/articles/view_weekly.php?articleid=724980
Microsoft's financial results will continue to sink down the gutter. GNU/Linux
is winning, despite Microsoft dumping and kickbacks.
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
| Microsoftâs 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 â- free â- 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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