Use Linux and be Sustainable
Linux is an open source computer operating system that is FREE. By using it you can save money and the environment according to EcoGeek. My favourite linux operating system is Ubuntu, which is running on my computer and is easier to use than Windows.
If you enjoyed this post, make sure you subscribe to my RSS feed! March 8th, 2007“A typical hardware refresh period for Microsoft Windows is 3-4 years. A major UK manufacturing organisation quotes its hardware refresh period for Linux systems as 6-8 years.” A significant difference…a doubling even, of the lifetime of a computer.
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A widespread switch to Linux could prevent millions of tons of waste from going into landfills. Every computer not needed would prevent the use of 240 kg of fossil fuels. Spread that out over the 17.5 million computers that wouldn’t be going obsolete every year and Linux could deliver the world a much more sustainable future.
Topic: Environment, Technology Tags: Environment, Technology
March 13th, 2007 at 9:17 pm
Let’s here it for the power of the penguins! I run Linux on all my non-Apple computers. I’ve used Ubuntu and I know it’s ready for anyone who wants to give linux a try.
April 17th, 2007 at 9:30 am
[...] Well, Sun Microsystems knows this and is doing something about it. I wonder how they stack up to sustainable linux, black google, but, they are better than windows and Apple. For him, this is just good business. [...]