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Use Ubuntu, save $64 million USD
As reported by Ars Technica, the French police force (or Gendarmarie) is currently in the process of switching 15,000 desktops from XP to Ubuntu. Since 2004, the force has saved over $60 million USD (€50 million) by migrating to open source software, including OpenOffice, Firefox, Thunderbird, and Ubuntu. By 2015 the department plans to have [...]
Proof that Ubuntu 8.10 outperforms Vista
In a recent series of Geekbench tests, Ubuntu scored almost 20% higher (18.6% to be precise) than Vista on identical hardware. The Geekbench test is especially noteworthy because it is designed for cross-platform comparisons, it tests both hardware and software performance, and every test can be run in both single and multi-threaded modes. A glance at the official tests involved reveals other interesting metrics, depending on your application usage: convolution filters (common in Photoshop/GIMP), data compression, fractals (recursive algorithms), STREAM, and more.
Ubuntu 8.04: Taking the plunge
Well, a big day has arrived at the Helland home. I have officially taken the plunge and installed myself a Linux-based OS (Ubuntu 8.04). For those unfamiliar with what this entails, in simplest terms it means this: I’m replacing Windows with a free operating system. More information on Ubuntu is available at its homepage: http://www.ubuntu.com [...]
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