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Can Google lead CIOs to the Linux desktop?
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| So don't look to Google to drive Linux (or
| Mac) "desktop' adoption. Google likely can't
| change calcified opinions of "what a desktop
| OS should look like" (i.e., Windows), but it
| is actively defining the future of that
| desktop with two open-source
| initiatives:Google Android for mobile and
| Google Chrome for Web browsing.
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http://news.cnet.com/8301-13505_3-20006539-16.html
Technologies and 2011 as the year of Linux â The underpinnings of success
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| In the previous article this blog discussed
| the value of PC gaming in bringing Linux to
| the mainstream home user, and in particular
| the importance of stable drivers as an
| enabler of this revolution, but what about
| the other technologies that will underpin a
| truly first-class linux user experience? In
| many cases the mainstream user wonât be aware
| of the technologies that provide this user
| experience, and even if they did they really
| wouldnât care, because the limit of their
| interest is that the computer and it software
| environment work seamlessly to meet their
| user needs. This does mean however that those
| technologies, and their progress towards
| maturity, are not of interest to those with a
| nerdier bent.
|
| [...]
|
| Other technologies of note include:
|
| 1. Btrfs, a new filesystem under development
| that is designed (among other goals) to be
| able to leverage the capabilities of solid
| state drives which are now entering the
| consumer market for computer hardware. Its
| first use is likely to be on MeeGo driven
| nokia smartphones as well as the Ubuntu
| 10:10, but its adoption will spread rapidly
| in 2011 as its development matures.
|
| 2. Multi Pointer X which along with X Input
| 2 will allow truly multi-touch friendly GUIâs
| capable of working with many unmodified X
| windows applications. This much delayed
| feature will hopefully come of age now that
| there are a myriad of touch-screen devices
| and computers demanding the attention of
| consumers.
|
| 3. Packagekit is a front end for various
| package management systems being adopted by
| many linux distributions as it provides a
| consistent and reliable application
| installation/management/removal experience
| regardless of the desktop environment used.
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http://jedibeeftrix.wordpress.com/2010/05/31/technologies-and-2011-as-the-year-of-linux-%E2%80%93-the-underpinnings-of-success/
Recent:
An Auto Company Zips Along the Fast Lane with FOSS
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| Started in March 2009, Carnation Autoâa
| multi-brand automobile sales and services
| network set up by the former MD of Maruti
| Suzuki, Jagdish Khattarâoffers car owners a
| wide array of services covering servicing,
| mechanical repairs, body repairs,
| accessories, insurance, pre-owned cars, car
| customisation solutions, etc. From rectifying
| scratches and bumps, to transforming off-the-
| assembly-line cars into one-of-a-kind
| attention-grabbers with accessories,
| Carnation has grown to 15 hubs across 10
| cities, with more than 700 employees âall in
| a matter of nine months.
|
| [...]
|
| Looking ahead, Carnation hopes to deploy open
| source on its existing desktops. âWe have
| about 20 desktops per hub. We are looking at
| an open source desktop platform in these hubs
| in about a year. We are looking at tremendous
| cost savings, and the easy management of
| front-end usersâ systems, which are like
| points of sale,â quips Agarwal. It sure is
| life on the fast lane for Carnation!
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http://www.linuxforu.com/views/an-auto-company-zips-along-the-fast-lane-with-foss/
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