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Small organizations face tough challenges everyday: scarce resources, tight budgets and overwhelming odds. Computer technology holds promise, potentially dramatically increasing capacity and functionality for small groups. However it's a double-edged sword - poorly/improperly maintained and configured computer systems can create havoc for over-burdened staff. As an added challenge, small organizations rarely understand the broad range of technologies, including operating systems, that are available to them.
The LINC Project Guide to Choosing an Operating System (www.lincproject.org/cosguide) is intended to be a first step to empowering groups to make informed decisions about which operating systems to select when acquiring or retrofitting a computer system. By examining their needs and then using this guide, groups can determine which operating systems will best suit them. Staff members of organizations can browse the guide by the purpose of the computer, such as a workstation, laptop, or a server. eRiders and other Technology assistance providers that work with small organizations can use the guide to get detailed information on how to install and configure the operating systems to meet groups needs.
You can find the guide at http://www.lincproject.org/cosguide
LINC has tested and compiled assessments of the following operating systems: Linuxdistributions: Debian NP, Redhat, Mandrake, Slackware and Suse;Mac OS X:Panther & Jaguar; & Microsoft Windows: 98SE, 2000, 2003. and XP.
The launching of the guide is just our first step! We're hoping to engage folks working with small organizations around the world to contribute to the further development of the guide. See the "Get Involved" section of the site for more information (http://www.lincproject.org/toolkit/cos_guide/get_involved).
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