VPS pricing: 123-reg taxes linux users
In my inbox today dropped an email from 123-rg.co.uk, who we buy DNS services from, announcing their new VPS services. Following the link the services looked very good, 1Gb RAM and unmetered bandwidth from £9.99pm. Things started to go downhill at the OS selection stage – only Centos or Ubuntu were offered as alternatives to Windows and things got even stranger with pricing – a like for like VPS with Linux was 50% more expensive than one with Windows. Very strange given the zero license costs of the Linux platform, so can only be described as a tax. Great news for Windows...
read moreLinux Mint now the most popular desktop linux
As reported on the Slashgear website, Linux Mint is now the most popular desktop distribution. Mint is Myfreedom’s Linux desktop and laptop weapon of choice, too, with Debian meeting all our server needs. Mint’s success is all the more remarkable considering the small size of the project and the fact it is funded by sponsors and individual donations – this is no Red Hat. The latest version, Linux Mint 12 “Lisa”, is now available on the Linux Mint...
read moreThe importance of community in open source
I found I was looking back at myself today when I had a nose at www.opensource.com, with my mugshot on the homepage in their “contributor spotlight” slot. Whilst it was nice to be recognised for the time I spend reading and commenting on the excellent articles and discusion there, it got me thinking about the community’s role in Open Source. I think it serves as a fantastic example of how open source software and open culture works: I have invested my time in reading, rating and commenting on the content published and now this contribution has been recognised. This...
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