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[school-discuss] one more reason to switch
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- Date: Mon, 10 Dec 2007 10:58:13 +0000
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Apologies if this has been reported previously:
http://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/12/03/eco.myth.ewaste/index.html
(CNN)
-- True or False: Switching from a Windows-operated
computer to a Linux-operated one could slash computer-generated e-waste
levels by 50%.
The answer is: TRUE
A UK government study
in late 2004 reported that there were substantial green benefits to
running a Linux open source operating system (OS) on computers instead
of the ubiquitous Windows OS, owned by Microsoft. The main problem with
Windows users was that they had to change their computer twice as many
times as Linux users, on average, thereby effectively creating twice as
much computer-generated e-waste.
The report, titled, "Office of
Government Commerce: Open Source Software Trials in Government - Final
Report" reported the following:
"There are also potential Green
Agenda benefits, through reducing the energy and resources consumed in
manufacturing replacement equipment, and reducing landfill requirements
and costs arising from disposal of redundant equipment.
"Industry observers quote a typical hardware refresh period for
Microsoft Windows systems as 3-4 years; a major UK manufacturing
organisation quotes its hardware refresh period for Linux systems as
6-8 years."
(Source: EcoGeek; California Environmental Protection Agency)
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