Gov't needs help! Dell: be a leader - with Open Source

July 11, 2009

Posted By:  phubert

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It's abundantly clear that governments nationwide are in financial trouble.

Dell could help by taking a leadership position in forming a foundation to help Government and public education at all levels move to less costly Open Source systems.

Here is an example of a project underway:

USPS goes open-source with tracking system

http://gcn.com/articles/2009/07/13/update2-usps-open-source-product-tracking-system.aspx

The work to upgrade PTS is part of a larger plan to standardize on the open-source and less expensive Linux operating system, said John Byrne, manager of application development and head of USPS’ Integrated Business Solutions Centers.

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  • Oct 27, 2009     Comment Link

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    Posted By: phubert

    Ubuntu: The 'Default Alternative' to Windows?

    http://www.internetnews.com/bus-news/article.php/3845611/

    With more than 8 million users, Ubuntu Linux is among the most popular Linux distributions.

    "The mission of Canonical is to deliver all the benefit of free software to a variety of audiences," Shuttleworth said. "We started with desktop, because we thought that was place we could make the most distinctive splash. The desktop was largely neglected and at the same time there were changes afoot in the core infrastructure of Linux at the kernel level that meant we were confident we could surprise people at how easy [it was] to install and use the desktop if someone was focused on it."
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  • Jul 11, 2009     Comment Link

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    Posted By: phubert

    Looks like Hewlett-Packard got this one.

    Perhaps Dell simply needs a more aggressive services arm!