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Linux Makes For Greener Computing

Posted by Hemos on from the saving-the-earth-and-licensing-fees dept.

An anonymous reader writes "The UK Government reckons that servers with Linux installed are greener than those running Windows. " The reasoning is that Open Source software tends to have lower hardware requirements and requires less frequent hardware upgrades to "keep up with the Joneses"; the Tory shadow chancellor has estimated that the UK could save ~600 million pounds per year by switching to Linux.

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  1. In other news... by neaorin · · Score: 5, Funny

    Linux contains more carbs and less fat than Windows. More at 11.

  2. Shadow Council? by Ikyaat · · Score: 3, Funny
    "the Tory shadow chancellor has estimated that the UK could save ~600 million pounds"

    I didn't know that the UK had a shadow council. Do they collaborate with the Axis Of Evil? or are they an entirely separate council? Where would you go to apply to groups like this? If your hired do you get cool uniforms with cloaks and stuff?

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  3. But my computer is beige! by filesiteguy · · Score: 4, Funny

    I took a look at my Dell Windows computer (charcoal), and my Dell Linux laptop (silver), then compared them to my Monarch Linux desktop. It isn't greener, in fact it is beige.

    I guess the report is wrong.

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  4. I Call BS by should_be_linear · · Score: 4, Funny

    Linux might be greener but Windows has definately bluer screens.

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