OpenOffice has been around for a few years. I mostly install it on unix systems, as the MS Windows systems usually have a site license for the Office Suite. OpenOffice install on unix is straight forward, and there are ports for many operating systems. Version 2.0.1 is available.
Sun is supporting OpenOffice through the StarOffice Suite.
Sunday, December 25, 2005
Tuesday, December 20, 2005
Open Source Virus Scanner
We have been using the open source virus scanner ClamAV since 2004. It is multi-platform, with a web site specifically for the Microsoft Windows version. It has a scheduler to scan files and to download updates.
On XP, memory usage for the Windows background task is about 2,428K with a VM size of 14,408K.
On XP, memory usage for the Windows background task is about 2,428K with a VM size of 14,408K.
Monday, December 19, 2005
Power Usage and Postgres
Sun has been moving to reduce power consumption in the data center. Anyone managing more than a dozen machines must be concerned about scalability and redundancy of their power and cooling. More efficient chips are good.
Sun also announced support for Postgres, which will encourage more companies to consider open source databases. Low end databases have become a commodity. Money can still be made in support, while licensing fees are under pressure.
Microsoft is trying the opposite by raising prices. Like GM and Ford have found, consumers may pay up for a couple years, but consumers will look for alternatives.
Sun also announced support for Postgres, which will encourage more companies to consider open source databases. Low end databases have become a commodity. Money can still be made in support, while licensing fees are under pressure.
Microsoft is trying the opposite by raising prices. Like GM and Ford have found, consumers may pay up for a couple years, but consumers will look for alternatives.
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