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Can System Builders Turn to Ubuntu?
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| Both Ubuntu and Kubuntu are viable choices for users willing to try something
| different and the 8.04 releases are by far the best to date. Both have
| excellent installation wizards, an impressive set of applications and very
| good performance. For most users, the Gnome interface will be a better
| choice. Gnome proves to be easier to navigate and customize than KDE. Ubuntu
| with Gnome is less likely to cause confusion for end users and should
| generate less support calls. Yet, KDE does offer a more visually stunning
| appearance and offers several desktop effects that can make Linux that much
| more fun to use. Of course, both desktops have a great number of
| inconsistencies and those issues can cause some grief for users raised on
| Microsoft Windows.
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| But, in the end it will all come down to the applications, if the necessary
| business applications are available under Linux, then the OS becomes that
| much more viable for business and home users. One thing is certain, Ubuntu
| gets better with every release. The OS becomes more stable, offers more point
| and click features, adds more compatible applications and will become that
| much harder to ignore.
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http://www.channelinsider.com/c/a/Reviews/Can-System-Builders-Turn-to-Ubuntu/
Recent:
Government, NGOs 'turning to Linux'
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| "It's extremely easy - basically anyone can install Linux now."
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| Organisations such as the Shuttleworth Foundation, which help provide
| computers to underprivileged schools, use Linux instead of Windows to cut
| costs.
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http://www.ioltechnology.co.za/article_page.php?from=rss_IOLTechHome&iSectionId=2883&iArticleId=4366559
EU: Europarlement testing Ubuntu, OpenOffice and Firefox
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| The European Parliament's IT department is testing the use of GNU/Linux
| distribution Ubuntu, OpenOffice, Firefox and other Open Source applications,
| the British MEP James Nicholson explained last week in a letter to Italian
| MEP Marco Cappato.
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http://ec.europa.eu/idabc/en/document/7565
Ecuador migrates to Free Software and Open Standards
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| On April 10, 2008, Ecuadorean President Rafael Correa Delgado signed a decree
| ordering that the software used by public administrations in the country be
| free software (and implicitly based on open standards). Fuller story in
| Spanish...
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http://www.digistan.org/forum/t-52909/ecuador-migrates-to-free-software-and-open-standards
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