Tectonic attracts thousands of visitors each month and while we don't always know who you are we do, thanks to Google Analytics, have a pretty good idea about your tech preferences. So here for the bean counters are some numbers on Tectonic for the past month.
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Cuba's Move Toward Freedom, as in Software
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In May 2005, the head of the Office for Computerizing Cuban Society, Roberto del Puerto, announced that the government was preparing for its central administration offices to switch to the free GNU/Linux system, which uses the Linux kernel written by Linus Torvalds of Finland in 1991. A national group was formed for this purpose.
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Need for security driving open-source use
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MANILA, Philippines -- Security is the number one reason why end-users deploy open-source software, according to a recent survey by research analyst IDC.
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Kubuntu Takes Over the Canary Islands
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The Canary Islands have two derivatives of Kubuntu, one which is being installed in all their schools and one used by the largest university. The Jornadas de Software Libre conference at The University of La Laguna, took place in Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain, from the 18th-21st September 2007. It was organised by the university’s Software Libre Office (OSL).
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US Department of Energy Installing Redhat Linux
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The Department of Energy has awarded a $45 million dollar contract to DLT Solutions from Herndon VA to provide the agency with Linux information systems.
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Bhutan Government comes back for a second taste of Linux
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The Bhutan government liked its first taste of Linux so much that it has come back for seconds, releasing an updated version of its Debian-based operating system that it launched last year.
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Linux Adoption World Map!
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This list is tracking news articles of governments and businesses converting to Linux. Everyone is free to add/edit on this list.
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OpenOffice.org Free Software Proves a Success at WalMart
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Delegates gathered in Barcelona, Spain for the OpenOffice.org Annual Conference heard how their software has proved a hit with a whole new market segment in the US.
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How open source saved a school district’s IT department
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California district slashes expenses, improves productivity with open source software
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Mandriva signs FOSS deal with Angola
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Mandriva Linux today announced a deal with the National Commission for Information Technology (CNTI) in Angola to provide technology solutions, training and consulting services in the African country.
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SUPERGUIDE: The Open Source Challenge. How to replace Windows completely with Ubuntu.
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We all know how far open source software has progressed, but has it come so far to not only challenge Windows, but replace it? Can you really install Linux and open source software in place of Windows, and want for nothing?
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Cuba is preparing to quit Windows and avoid Microsoft
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It’s a measure aimed at breaking the dependence on programs that are under the control of US owners and also anticipating any claims by the patent’s owners for the use of this system in Cuba.
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FOSS is better 'alternative' to pirated software--advocate
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"There is an alternative to pirated software. You don't need to pirate software to use good software. We often read raids of shops and businesses using illegal software. People want to use software, and FOSS is an alternative," said Dr. Giovanni Tapang, member of the Computer Professionals Union and Agham, an organization of Filipino scientists and engineers, in an interview last week.
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If Linux server adoption is slowing, then my name is Steve Ballmer
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Linux adoption in the enterprise is slowing down? Not so fast says one analyst firm, which took a closer look at a report that showed Linux adoption slowing from the significant growth rates of the past few years.
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Should your firm be FLOSSing?
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The Canadian Labour Congress (CLC) had no problem going against the grain when it decided to forgo the widely used Microsoft Office suite of business applications. Instead, it chose to replace its aging WordPerfect installations with OpenOffice.org - for free.
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