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December 15, 2008

encouraging FOSS adoption

Filed under: foss, linux, open source, ubuntu — Tags: , , , , — cyrenity @ 12:00 pm

this blog talks about how to get more and more FOSS exposure in schools and organizations.

from A Quantum of FOSS:

I believe it is important for every parent and taxpayer to contact their school district’s superintendent and/or IT department and voice their frustration over the money spent on a fairly useless education tool like MS Office when entirely sufficient free replacements exist. Parents and taxpayers need to make it known that wasting public funds in this way is not appropriate and may very well impact their votes on future funding efforts like bonds and mill levies.

Read full post here.

November 25, 2008

installing ubuntu — video tutorial for newbies

Filed under: linux, ubuntu — Tags: , , — cyrenity @ 6:23 am

Browsing through youtube, i found this video tutorial for newbies and people who are afraid of installing ubuntu/linux.

ubuntu comes with an easy installer and it’s much easir than installing windows xp.

this video will help you understanding Ubuntu Intrepid 8.10 installation process and describes installation options very well.

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