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Date: Thu, 11 Jun 2009 15:01:41 To: <[email protected]> Subject: [lug:14570] Re: Linux CO2 emission vs. Microsoft, Apple... Open source in general and Linux in particular has been endorsed by Green parties around the world. See: http://www.greenparty.ca/en/policy/visiongreen/partone#_Toc180047589 http://ubuntu-ca.org/node/11 http://www.linux.com/archive/feature/120280 http://www.linux.com/archive/feature/117245 The logic is that FOSS is based on sustainable development and that it keeps older hardware out of landfill sites because of the wide range of architectures it supports and the lower consumption of resources. http://ostatic.com/blog/double-your-computing-capacity-and-lower-your-carbon-footprint-for-earth-day As far as I know there are no studies, but every year Windows requires more RAM and each new version renders older hardware obsolete. Remember the Vista capable debacle which is still before the courts. I know lots of people who needed to buy new equipment from computers to printers just to run Vista. In any case, Green parties, starting with the Canadian one, have started to back FOSS and that is encouraging. Roy Linux: Fast, friendly, flexible and ... free! Support open Source <,*)}}+< Only dead fish go with the flow. Follow LinuxCanuck on Twitter or Identi.ca for the latest news. 2009/6/11 Abhudaya Sagar <[email protected]> > I do appreciate that. It is true. > > On Thu, Jun 11, 2009 at 1:23 PM, ask <[email protected]> wrote: > >> >> Hi >> >> Does anyone know of articles describing, if Linux is more "green" than >> commercial software like Microsoft, Apple etc.? I believe this is true >> due to >> >> - Linux runs with less hardware requirements, thus you don't have to >> upgrade with every OS upgrade >> - Linux is noncommercial and does not push for users to upgrade >> hardware >> - Linux is noncommercial, thus waste less paper, energy and staff on >> various adverticements >> >> Any third party articles on this? >> >> >> Thanx >> >> Ask Josephsen >> >> > > > -- > Mr. Abhudaya Sagar Kshetri (ASK?) > Url: www.sagarkshetri.com.np > email:[email protected] <email%[email protected]> > > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Linux Users Group. To post a message, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit our group at http://groups.google.com/group/linuxusersgroup -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
