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Proof that Linux and OSS are ONLY for hobbyists!

-540 points posted to Linux, Operating Systems by phubert 03/06/07

Since so many have tried to say Linux/OSS are only for hobbyists and 'not for business', I thought it would help if we could supply anecdotal evidence of business, Education and government USE of Linux and OSS.

The title, clearly, is an exercize in light sarcasm.

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phubert 03/06/07	Content for the above was deleted... WHEN I posted... so here we go again: PROOF that Linux is ONLY for hobbyists! http://gyaku.jp/en/index.php?cmd=contentview&pid=000112< anyone has more such evidence that Linux is clearly NOT to be used for anything beyond mere hobbiest pursuits, PLEASE post them in additional comments! Thank you!
phubert 03/06/07	More proof... Go to the TOP500 supercomputers list site: http://www.top500.org/stats< select Operating System Family LINUX has 75.2% UNIX follows with 17.2% BSD based (UNIX again, if you didn't know) is third with 0.6% MacOS also has 0..6% and "Mixed" comes in with 6.4% Soooo... Windows is somewhere in "Mixed"???
aiac13 03/06/07	That's great, I'm really happy that Linux, BSD and Unix are running so many super computers. Let them have this extermely specialized, nitche market. Let's take a look at the real world though, business computing. What are the stats like in small, medimum and large businesses? Honestly, I don't know, but I'm quite confident that Linux won't be so high.
pierre 03/06/07	I live in the real world; in my company, we only use linux, BSD, and one Mac OS X. No need for windows at all. A few old machines still run a windows from time to time, but none of them are in everyday production. By doing this, we save a lot of money in software licences. And in time, too: linux is much more reliable than the latest windows. And faster. And, at home, my kids' computer runs under a debian with lots of games, and double boot with a win98, only for one old game.
fieryprophet 03/06/07	I'm sorry, but in the real world, at my corporation of over 500 machines, we use Windows. . .running under VMware in Linux, just for the occasional Winbloze-only app. Hmm, maybe this wasn't the proof you were looking for after all :)
steveoc 03/06/07	I can think of at least 2 'Windows Only' shops, where the workers and the management would swear blind that they are all Windows-Only .. because each desktop boots up with a big fat Win XP logo. What they dont realise is that their handful of desktops and laptops connect directly to linux servers which provide not only file sharing, but host the mission critical applications like ERP and CRM that run the whole business. Their intranet and their website is also running on linux, the ISP that hooks them onto the net is all linux, and now their data aquisition equipment out in the field (the stuff that really generates the $$$ for these companies) is now running embedded linux. But never the less they are 'Windows Only', just ask them.
kyliemanders 03/06/07	Windows and Vista is good for America. This open source nonsense is not a sound business practice.
lolotux 03/06/07	"Soooo... Windows is somewhere in "Mixed"???" There's two o three month ago there were 2 Windows servers... May broke after an update to Vista... Is there realy any Windows's application than any other OS couldn't have or replace it ? But in the real world, lobbying exist ! PS : Sorry for my English, I'm living in France and English wasn't my best... I prefered Maths and Physics ;)
poohead37 03/06/07	kyliemanders - aka steve ballmer. What you and every other person fails to realise that America isn't the only country in the world. India and China have 4 times the people you do and are linux centric. Good for america. Most people here aren't american so get over it. It isn't called the World Wide Web for nothing. Brilliant useless lack of logic Steve...ooops kylie (sorry don't want to let your secret out). Linux is here, it is good business practice, and most major servers have it, so your logic is nonsensical. As for private stuff, it isn't for hobbyists, though I do find it fun. My computer illiterate wife finds it easier and better to use than XP. Vista is even worse, and all the computer businesses will either find it good because it requires upgrades to run and bad because if people need specc'd computers to run it, they will look somewhere else both hardware and software wise. Go away you winfanbois
phubert 03/07/07	"Windows is good for America" Really? Can you possibly GUESS how much EXTRA we're all paying in TAXES due to the inefficiency of Windows (no shared source, no open development) in EVERY LEVEL of government and public education? Do you have any concept of how much staff time has been wasted because of DIFFERENT agencies (police, fire, local districts, etc.) ALL DOING THE SAME THINGS _separately_ developing or contracting for SOFTWARE running on Windows machines??? Might you have the SLIGHTEST CLUE as to how much this costs us all?? The ONLY ones benefiting from IT costs are those who support IT. The ONLY ones benefiting from Windows are those who SUPPORT IT. Moving ALL public entities to Linux would save literally tens of billions of dollars annually. IT, whether it be your home PC, an outsourcing contract, or in-house systems and support, is ONLY a COST CENTER to businesses whose business is NOT IT.
phubert 03/07/07	Hey, guys... WAKE UP! Make some CONTRIBUTIONS here! I KNOW you know of some... But here's another: 30 Days with Linux http://consumer.hardocp.com/article.html?art=MTI5OCwxLCxoY29uc3VtZXI=
aiac13 03/07/07	Here's a good example of so called cost saving in government due to http://news.zdnet.co.uk/software/0,1000000121,39284683,00.htm
phubert 03/07/07	There are ALWAYS bad examples of ANYTHING... because PEOPLE initiate projects and implement systems (often without adequate preparation or understanding)... the outstandingly GOOD examples exists as well... In the meantime: HP Sees Huge Linux Desktop Deals http://www.crn.com/hardware/197800591< Dell may offer Linux as alternative to Windows http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070306/tc_nm/dell_linux_dc
phubert 03/07/07	FAA May Ditch Microsoft's Windows Vista And Office For Google And Linux Combo http://www.informationweek.com/news/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=197800480 FAA chief information officer David Bowen said he's taking a close look at the Premier Edition of Google Apps as he mulls replacements for the agency's Windows XP-based desktop computers and laptops.
aiac13 03/07/07	Well, you open source zealots are, once again, boring me like the broken record you are. Time for me to go back to work, making money supporting Microsoft.
phubert 03/07/07	aha... the truth be told... you vote your POCKETBOOK... while draining everyone else's!!!
steveoc 03/07/07	This is late news by now - but here is another one. PROOF that HP thinks Linux is a waste of time .... and that some of their major customers agree. Just a hobbyist niche market apparently (or nitche as kyliemanders likes to spell http://www.crn.com/hardware/197800591< are nuts - thats another several thousand sales LOST in the space of a couple of days. Its only going to get worse from here. Tipping point anyone ?
phubert 03/07/07	From an oil company engineer who visited this site: 'I noticed a comment by one person relegating Linux users to a "highly specialized, niche market" but not part of the real business world. Happy as I am to not be working in his/her "real world", perhaps the words could be changed to "highly technical, misson critical function market". Our IT lady here indicated that our company has somewhere in excess of 5000 Linux desktops worldwide. There are also about 50 Linux clusters out there with more than 500 blades in them. Then there are the various plot/print/file servers she mentioned."
phubert 03/07/07	more... University finds freedom, flexibility in open source business intelligence http://enterprise.linux.com/enterprise/07/02/23/1729236.shtml?tid=101&tid=115< University of Nebraska was always a Microsoft shop. U of N Data and Internet Specialist Amy Stephen remembers when Windows NT was new, with 27 installation disks. "We went with that because we had every network protocol that had ever been created, and every desktop applications that had ever been invented, right here. MS was the only ones you could have that diversity with." But when all of Microsoft's "natural predators" began to die off, and Microsoft no longer made the university's needs a priority, Stephen found open source solutions a lot more attractive.
phubert 03/07/07	Keep the cards & letters coming, folks! Linux is clearly here to stay... and continuing to grow in momentum. Bandwagons, anyone? Who needs bandwagons?! But, practical, usable, cost-effective, OPEN system architecture and applications software?? We ALL need this!!! (been in the industry 37 years, guys, I've SEEN vendor lock-in from Day 1)
reg 03/07/07	Windows Vista Microsoft Bank Account 'UPGRADE' is NOT good for the Americas, the USA, or any country. Think of all the money people will spend on running out and buying new Vista equipment, software, and hardware. Billions $$$ for what? Does it work better? NO - same tasks, new day. All that money getting Sucked out of the economy would be better spent on homes, food, construction, production, clothes - real items people really need. After reviewing Vista, in all its slowness in the electronics store, I'll stick with my current home systems because Vista doesn't deliver. Maybe Apple will wow people with OS X 10.5 - but the only reason I would buy 10.5 as an upgrade is for its advanced built in backup software. I've downloaded and tried most popular Linux systems, and the 'Easy Linux' is www.puppylinux.org Put your whole system on a USB stick - only a floppy disk would be smaller! Puppy Linux has all the major apps in under 90 MB of storage, boot from live CD or from a USB stick. Have a diskless laptop. MUCH faster than Windows Vista, and even faster than Windows XP. Use Open Office, GIMP, etc. - the major programs you need.
phubert 03/08/07	Vista is the best argument YET for moving to either Apple or Linux. Dell CANNOT sell Apple computers, unless they decide to become an Apple RESELLER, which is MOST unlikely... so their alternative is????? If Dell doesn't offer an alternative to Microsoft, their competitors will.
phubert 03/08/07	More evidence of the absolute uselessness of Open Source Software and Linux... Tories want open source Whitehall http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/politics/6430069.stm The government could save more than £600 million a year if it used more open source software, the shadow chancellor has estimated.
phubert 03/08/07	Dem danged Google folks... CLEARLY just HOBBYISTS!!! Google helps terabyte data swaps http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/6425975.stm The firm's open source team is working on ways to physically transfer huge data sets up to 120 terabytes in size.
phubert 03/08/07	Melbourne uni drops Unix for Linux Linux-based portal already in production http://www.computerworld.com.au/index.php/id;1810776935;fp;16;fpid;1 "...In the meantime, new applications, like the student portal, are being deployed on Linux." Nope. Must be ONLY hobbyists here... move along...
reg 03/08/07	Some guys made a little Movie about a boat. They used a Linux cluster to render out the graphics and special effects. Stupid Hobby! They only made THIS MUCH money selling their movie. (TOTAL LIFETIME GROSSES Domestic + Foreign: = Worldwide). Yup. Linux is for Losurs! ;~P
reg 03/08/07	Just in case you can not find the Boat: http://www2.linuxjournal.com/article/2494
phubert 03/12/07	And MIT says: Open Source and You The real value of open-source software is the community it fosters. http://www.technologyreview.com/Infotech/18308/< heard of MIT, haven't you???
phubert 03/12/07	French MPs pick Ubuntu for Linux switch http://software.silicon.com/os/0,39024651,39166298,00.htm When French MPs and their assistants return from their summer break this June, they will conduct parliamentary business on PCs running Ubuntu. From the next session of parliament, 1,154 desks will feature the Linux-based PCs.
reg 03/12/07	The Californian government is considering a Bill requiring its government offices to switch to Open Office Open Document format.
phubert 03/12/07	Mandriva moves in on business Linux desktop http://www.desktoplinux.com/news/NS7905416264.html This new desktop is meant to offer corporate users a secure, mobile-friendly, Linux desktop that's easy to use and administer. It's built on the foundation of Mandriva Linux 2007, and comes with a 2.6.17 Linux kernel.
phubert 03/12/07	Three Minutes With IBM's Linux Leader http://www.pcworld.com/article/id,129737-c,linux/article.html IBM VP Scott Handy describes strategy and priority for Linux and open-source initiatives. ** Must be that IBM is the new Heathkit, huh?
mrlinux11 03/12/07	reg Not quite accurate the story is "California may adopt OpenDocument" operative word is "MAY"
reg 03/12/07	mrlinux11 - above comment corrected!
phubert 03/13/07	Yes, we wonder where Microsoft LOBBYING money is going whenever we see this sort of thing... and, does anyone wonder if politicos MIGHT do this IN ORDER to obtain campaign funds???????????? Just a thought.
phubert 03/13/07	HP keeps its Linux edge with BladeSystem http://searchopensource.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid39_gci1247... The economies of Linux and its ability as an operating system to be easily manipulated are reasons for this trend, and it's why approximately 50% of all HPC business is on Linux.
steveoc 03/13/07	http://www.informationweek.com/news/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=198000229< the NIST bans Vista as well ....
xylomorph 03/14/07	Just to let you know, the entire movie post-production industry has standardized on Linux as a de-facto standard, and every proprietary image-processing in wide use in that industry runs on Linux. Post-pro houses' back-end infrastructure is also typically 95%+ free software.
xylomorph 03/14/07	Oh, and just to add to the above: just one of the post-production companies I consult for runs 500 top-of-the line Linux desktop workstations, and 2500 render servers in a data centre (yes, 5 servers per employee): all running Linux. Both of their closest rivals have similar all-Linux setups. (To be fair, they still have perhaps 20 Windows boxes each for management and accounts...)
phubert 03/14/07	Tories want open source government http://www.contractoruk.com/news/003143.html Making all government IT projects open source would slash Whitehall’s annual IT bill, in a move that could save taxpayers £600 million a year.
phubert 03/14/07	Novell Crushes Windows in Schools http://www.madpenguin.org/cms/?m=show&id=7790 Do these numbers make sense to you - $2,500 versus $100,000? This is the price difference felt between migrating over to Linux or instead, upgrading to the next version of Windows. What's interesting is that I’m noticing that more often than not Novell is the company making this possible for schools.
phubert 03/14/07	Software development benefits from open source New Zealand's Katipo is an example, says Mark Rais http://computerworld.co.nz/news.nsf/devt/2B9B1FE8678CC680CC257299000A233F
phubert 03/16/07	If anyone were really looking, these things would be coming like a flood... in the meantime... Oregon Debuts LibraryFind http://www.libraryjournal.com/article/CA6422258.html There's a new kid on the (meta)search block. LibraryFind, an open source project funded by the State Library of Oregon, is currently live at Oregon State University (OSU), Corvallis, but the library has just packaged up a release for anyone to download and install.
phubert 03/17/07	Dell Brasil Peddles the Penguin http://cbrayton.wordpress.com/2007/03/14/dell-brasil-peddles-the-penguin/ A number of other manufacturers have already been observed offering pre-installed Linux, and now Dell Brasil follows suit, with a fair amount of fanfare.
reg 03/18/07	Novell builds solid software, even back in the day when all they had was Novell NetWare. Novell has a wealth of computer information and a seasoned IT staff that can answer questions, in English! Linux is Evolving. Windows is Dead. All School IT managers should be migrating to Linux. Windows and all the 'PAY ME!' expensive software that goes with windows is a waste of school money that could be going to books, labs, sports, music, science, and the arts. Spend the Money on helping the Kids, don't flush money down the toilet with Vista Vomit.
phubert 03/19/07	Ubuntu's Migration Assistant Works! http://www.michaellarabel.com/index.php?k=blog&i=116 The migration-assistant is designed to make it very easy for Microsoft Windows converts to jump into the Ubuntu world by automatically transferring files and settings."
phubert 03/19/07	Red Hat Plans Linux Desktop Offering 'for the Masses' http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1895,2105246,00.asp< of this strategy is to get the desktop more to the masses than our existing client is getting today. So there will be a different packaged solution for the masses coming down the pike," he said."
phubert 03/20/07	Microsoft's search excels in spreading malware http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/03/20/windows_live_malware/ Easily beats out Google and Yahoo! Going backwards with Microsoft, IE, and Microsoft's search or going forward with Google, Firefox & Linux...
phubert 03/20/07	Big Vendors Lend Credibility to Open Source http://www.itbusinessedge.com/blogs/osb/index.php/101/big-vendors-lend-credib... Government agencies increasingly turn to open source when vendors that they trust — those that can give the agencies the level of support to which they are accustomed — take on an open source business model or make open source a large part of their business. According to the U.S. Air Force’s principal deputy assistant secretary for acquisition, the government notices when big name vendors that made names for themselves selling proprietary products opt for open source. “They wouldn’t be moving in that direction if it didn’t make sense for their businesses,” he says. And if it makes sense for the likes of IBM and Sun Microsystems, it makes sense for the government.
reg 03/20/07	The South African Government must all be hobbyists, because Linux and open source software is all they are going to be using. Proprietary software like anti-freedom Windows Vista has been BANNED. Meanwhile, This LITTLE CLUB HERE, has decided it is DONE with taking the worst of I.T. from Microsoft..
phubert28 03/27/07	Report: Open-source e-mail systems biggest threat to Microsoft Exchange From Laura DiDio and the Yankee Group, no less... Article by Mary Jo Foley http://blogs.zdnet.com/microsoft/?p=343 "In an ominous portent for Microsoft, 23% of the survey respondents indicated they intend to migrate away from Exchange Server and switch to an alternative Linux or open source Email and messaging distribution platform over the next 12 to 18 months. The users attributed their decision to their belief that Linux Email and messaging packages are cheaper and easier to manage than Exchange," according to study author and Yankee analyst Laura DiDio.
phubert28 03/28/07	Oracle joins Linux patent commons http://www.linux-watch.com/news/NS3296732522.html< buys into cross-browser development http://www.regdeveloper.co.uk/2007/03/28/microsoft_vsts_browser/< Studio .Net also supports Python and PHP now... ...irresistible force
phubert28 03/29/07	Linux to help the Library of Congress save American history http://www.linux.com/article.pl?sid=07/03/26/1157212 The Library of Congress, where thousands of rare public domain documents relating to America's history are stored and slowly decaying, is about to begin an ambitious project to digitize these fragile documents using Linux-based systems and publish the results online in multiple formats.
phubert28 03/29/07	AMD brings Linux to East Africans http://www.linuxdevices.com/news/NS6428796596.html Chipmaker AMD has thrown its financial clout behind a non-profit organization setting up Linux-based computing and communication centers in East Africa. Inveneo initially used Wyse thin clients, but the organization has now switched over to MiniPCs based on AMD's recently-launched Ultra-value client reference design.
reg 04/02/07	First Batch of 2,500 Linux OLPC machines SHIPPED.
phubert28 04/04/07	200 million Linux phones to ship by 2012 http://www.linuxdevices.com/news/NS4777580627.html Linux will ship in more than 200 million phones in 2012, up from 8.1 million in 2007, forecasts a new report from ABI. "The industry as a whole is rallying behind Linux," even while acknowledging that significant barriers to widespread Linux adoption still exist, the market research firm suggests. The ABI report is entitled "Mobile Linux: bringing license-free operating systems to smartphones and mid-tier devices." It projects that by 2012, 127 million smartphones will be "enabled with a commercial Linux OS," while another 76 million mid-tier devices will "incorporate Linux as an RTOS replacement" -- up from "nearly zero" in 2007.
phubert28 04/04/07	Defense kicks off open-source encryption program http://www.gcn.com/online/vol1_no1/43425-1.html The Defense Department has launched a new program to encourage the use of open- source encryption software within DOD systems.
phubert28 04/10/07	Palm Announces New Linux Based Mobile Platform http://www.palminfocenter.com/news/9351/palm-announces-new-linux-based-mobile...
phubert28 04/10/07	Thailand's AIS builds Linux computing cluster http://www.zdnetasia.com/news/software/0,39044164,62003763,00.htm Thailand's largest mobile operator Advanced Info Service (AIS) has built a computing cluster as the delivery platform for its mobile services.
phubert28 04/11/07	IT security firm trusts open source inside and out http://www.linux.com/article.pl?sid=07/04/02/1615221 An Atlanta IT security company is finding success by employing open source software, not just in the network security appliance it sells, but on its own desktops and servers.
reg 04/11/07	(ah, fix link! < a h r e f = " link " > words < / a > )
phubert28 04/11/07	btw, reg, thanks for your contributions here... more could have joined the bandwagon...
reg 04/11/07	My pleasure! Here is Another: SGI’s New Altix Linux Cluster system provides a standards-based alternative to midrange Unix systems from HP, IBM and Sun. The Altix 450
phubert28 04/20/07	Oracle shuts Windows on data integrity drive http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/04/20/data_integrity_init/ Oracle has slammed a window in Microsoft's face, by ensuring that a new enterprise data integrity checking scheme for mission-critical applications will run only on Linux.
premcv 04/20/07	Wow, phubert, Oracle now. Who else will follow?
phubert28 04/20/07	Of course Oracle has been a Microsoft opponent for some time. But, this is an INDUSTRY initiative that bears watching.
premcv 04/20/07	If I'm sure, they became MS opponents when MS brought out SQL Server 7. Since then they've been at logger heads. I believe at that time, Oracle did loose some of their clients to MS. But with Oracle going Open source and stuff, the battle just got fiercer (if I can use that word)
phubert28 04/20/07	You are thinking of their buying the rights to use the code from Sybase' Transact SQL.
premcv 04/20/07	Correct! Exactly!
phubert28 04/20/07	Posted at one site: "I was once the DBA for a company that was running Oracle on a Windows platform. We gave up after 6 months of the heartache and moved our entire Oracle operation to a Unix platform. Suddenly everything started running more smoothly. " And: "Those shops that are hot for Microsoft will probably run SQLServer and not Oracle. I also don't think Windows Servers is considered an optimal environment for Oracle either. I've run Oracle client software on WinXP but I've never had any experience with Oracle Servers with anything smaller than a Linux server at this point. Usually I'm involved in projects that use Solaris and Oracle to manage very large (think multi-TB) databases."
premcv 04/20/07	I've worked on Oracle and they were on SCO Unix systems. They were steady and ran very smooth. Later I worked on SQL Server. Wow. I must say that the DBAs had quite a work, weekly.
phubert28 04/23/07	IDC: Open source, SaaS top disruptors in Asia http://www.zdnetasia.com/news/software/0,39044164,62007650,00.htm Daphne Chung, research manager for infrastructure and middleware software at IDC Asia-Pacific, noted that as much as 83 percent of the US$15 billion Asia-Pacific enterprise software market is now exposed to open-source software. This includes areas such as enterprise resource management applications, customer relationship management and operating systems.
phubert 04/26/07	Open Source as a STRATEGY and a weapon! Adobe to open-source Flex SDK by end of year<.b> http://www.infoworld.com/article/07/04/26/HNadobeopensourceflex_1.html Adobe hopes to fend off Microsoft's Expression and Silverlight technologies by opening up Flex to a larger community of developers
premcv 04/27/07	Well, that's a good thing. Maybe by going OS they can try and get Expression and Silverlight technologies off their back. Flash has been the best thing to happen to graphic animation. I've not seen Silverlight, but heard it isn't as good as it claims to be, i'm not sure.
phubert 05/02/07	Survey: open source shows progress in public sector http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/05/02/oss_public_sector/ Open source technology now has a firm foothold in the public sector, according to a new survey. A snapshot survey organised by Kable and sponsored by Red Hat shows just over a third of respondents are actually using open source, and close to another third are giving it consideration in their plans for the future.
phubert 05/02/07	and in Australia: Govt open source survey finds hidden uptake http://www.linuxworld.com.au/index.php/id;1448439476;fp;2;fpid;1 The interest in open source at the federal level ties into the move to more of a shared services model across government departments.
reg 05/02/07	Even Israel Tech Writers are Writing about Dell Linux!
phubert 05/08/07	MORE PROOF: Sun DELIVERS on its promise:Promise Kept: Sun Delivers Open Source Java http://www.internetnews.com/dev-news/article.php/3676246
phubert 05/08/07	More: Open Source Goals Outlined in Report http://www.adtmag.com/article.aspx?id=20631 In March of this year, representatives from more than 100 software companies met to discuss the state of open-source software. Their conclusions are described in a 16-page report, "2007 Open Source Think Tank: The Future of Commercial Open Source," which is free to download (PDF).
phubert 05/09/07	Well, CLEARLY Xerox SA is STRICTLY in the hobbyist class... Xerox SA switches to Red Hat on Dell http://www.tectonic.co.za/view.php?src=rss&id=1494< specialist Xerox has switched its electronic resource planning (ERP) systems to Oracle on Red Hat Linux running on Dell Power Edge servers. ** Oh, heck, that ERP stuff is only a HOBBY, anyway! Right?
phubert 05/10/07	For those who have advocated Ubuntu on Dell systems, here's a VERY PRACTICAL endorsementFON Abandons Microsoft, Adopts Ubuntu http://blog.fon.com/en/archive/technology/fon-abandons-microsoft-adopts-ubunt...< of today Fon will disengage from Microsoft and adopt Linux in the Ubuntu form as our operating system of choice.
phubert 05/10/07	First came Java, now... Sun considers GPL for OpenSolaris http://www.tectonic.co.za/view.php?src=rss&id=1502< reports that Sun Microsystems is considering releasing OpenSolaris under a GPL (General Public Licence) licence, according to Sun co-founder and chairman, Scott McNealy. McNealy says Sun evaluating OpenSolaris on http://www.linuxworld.com.au/index.php/id;1731769818;fp;2;fpid;1
reg 05/11/07	GPL of OpenSolaris + GPL of Apple Darwin Open OS X 10.5 = Hasta la Vista, baby! Sun & Apple can use GPL as a weapon, Apple started something good with the Darwin project, but Steve Jobs & crew have not been promoting or Updating the Apple Darwin project lately. I would rather download Apple Darwin Open OS X onto my PC than use Ubuntu Linux. It wouldn't have all the features of OS X 10.5, and it wouldn't have iLife - But if It had Open Safari and Open iTunes - that is a good enough start for me!
phubert 05/15/07	NYSE undertakes IBM mainframe migration to Unix and Linux http://searchdatacenter.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid80_gci1254...< New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) is migrating off a 1,600 millions of instructions per second (MIPS) mainframe to IBM System p servers running AIX and x86 Hewlett-Packard Co. (HP) servers running Linux, with the first part of the move going live today.
phubert 05/15/07	State promotes use of shareware http://vietnamnews.vnagency.com.vn/showarticle.php?num=02BUS140507< open source-based IT culture "would help Viet Nam save a huge amount of money on licensing computer software from foreign companies and it could provide a great chance to mobilise the creative ability of Vietnamese software programmers," said Hoang Le Minh, vice director of the Post and Telematics Department.
thebittersea 05/15/07	@DUPLICATEOF 66873
phubert 05/17/07	Gartner Joins Open Source Squabble http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20070517/tc_pcworld/131915;_ylt=Gartner today joined squabbling by vendors over the meaning, purpose and spirit of open source by declaring that users demand the right to modify and redistribute software code and the resulting products. ** Clearly, Gartner must be trying to resurrect Heathkit... they've gone into the Hobbyist business, bigtime!!! POOR Gartner!
lordshipmayhem 05/17/07	I'm surprised nobody has mentioned Ernie http://www.aaxnet.com/design/linux2.html
phubert 05/17/07	Yes, but many USING Linux aren't _admitting_ it. Good reference, though.
lordshipmayhem 05/17/07	The list is a little out of date, I fear. For one thing, I don't see Citroen or Life Insurance Company of India on the list, and they were very public about how many desktops they'd be using (20,000 for Citroen + 2500 servers, 60,000 for Life Insurance Co of India, plus 5,000 servers)
phubert 05/17/07	Yes, any reasonably complete list would be pretty long, indeed. I'd like to see one of ONLY Windows-to-Linux DESKTOP migrations...
phubert 05/17/07	Open Source Projects: 15 To Watch http://itmanagement.earthweb.com/osrc/article.php/3678071< about the apps that are headed toward center stage, yet are still under development even though they demonstrate considerable promise? Here’s a survey of some of these programs, including what they do and how they’ll affect open source as a functional alternative in the future:"
phubert 05/18/07	Google Cautious on Microsoft Patent Claims http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1895,2132584,00.asp<"So, my advice to people out there: Linux is so useful that Microsoft simply doesn't have the option of marginalizing it," DiBona wrote. "It is simply too late for that. They very simply cannot compete with open source once it has taken hold."
phubert 05/18/07	Linux move reaps dividends for stockbroker http://www.silicon.com/financialservices/0,3800010322,39167170,00.htm< stockbroker Redmayne-Bentley revamped its IT infrastructure with a move to Linux the business has been reaping the rewards. The Leeds-based company moved onto a Linux-based platform last year after deciding an open source environment was the right choice for its growing business in a rapidly changing regulatory landscape. *The migration saw a series of applications moved onto a Linux environment on Unisys ES7000/one Enterprise Servers.*
phubert 05/22/07	How DAUNTING is a Linux OFFICE??? Good article here: Putting Together A Linux Office http://www.crn.com/software/199601459
phubert 05/22/07	Jonathan Schwartz promises (offers?) to use Sun's patent portfolio to defend Ubuntu and Red Hat?? Sun's Schwartz Pledges to Use Patents to Protect Red Hat and Ubuntu http://www.groklaw.net/article.php?story=20070522050029860
phubert 05/22/07	A Linux computer in every garage? http://www.linuxdevices.com/news/NS9503669349.html< U.S. government- and industry-led coalition aiming to equip every car and roadside in America with wirelessly connected computers has tapped Linux for a prototype design. The Vehicle Infrastructure Integration Consortium (VII-C) hopes to lower driver death rates, reduce traffic jams, and media-enable cars before 2017.
phubert 05/22/07	Munich's KDE Desktops Usability Certified http://dot.kde.org/1179818755/< mid-2009, 11,000 desktop computers will migrate to KDE. Aim of the customization is not only a "comfortable feeling" for Munich's office workers, but also health protection and a reduction of retraining efforts.
phubert 05/23/07	H&R Block Embraces Benefits of Open Source http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1759,2135191,00.asp?kc=EWRSS03129TX1K0000616< Block's use of open-source technologies is not about saving money, but rather about creating revenue, acquiring and retaining customers, and providing technologies they really care about, said Mark West, the company's CIO, at the annual Open Source Business Conference here on May 22. ... "It took five months to build, and allows customers to store their online data on their own PC or on our server, and it is the platform for future consumer offerings. But, without open-source technologies, this product would not have happened, not in a million years. It would have been too costly and taken too long to develop," West said.
phubert 05/23/07	IBM looks to open up development http://www.vnunet.com/vnunet/news/2190484/ibm-looks-open-development< reward of getting our information out there is going to be amazing and critical to the future of IBM's software," Jerry Cuomo, chief technology officer of IBM's WebSphere middleware suite, told vnunet.com in an interview at the IBM Impact 2007 conference in Orlando. Cuomo is planning to publish the source code control system of software projects and encourage lead engineers to start blogs.

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