Ken Elliott wrote:
> Just ran across this tidbit on Groklaw.
Hi Ken!
Remarkable! I just took a HP Scanner back because it wouldn't work under
MEPIS. I think their more expensive ones work with Linux, but heck, I
only have 100 scans to make.
Regards,
Pete
>
>
> Ken Elliott
>
> =====================
> From: http://www.groklaw.net/
>
> HP Gives Some Facts About Linux: 33% Savings
>
> Hey, look at this. HP's Michael Schulz gave a presentation recently in
> Johannesburg, and he announced they will ship Ubuntu on notebooks and PCs in
> Africa. I wish they'd do that here. In the speech, he also talked about HP's
> internal use of Linux:
> ---
> HP's Emea open source technologist Michael Schulz . . . said the company
> today has as many as 15,000 Linux-based devices on its own internal networks
> and uses free software for many critical roles from its mail system, to DNS
> servers, and even its LaserJet development laboratories.
>
> Schulz said that HP's entire email infrastructure -- including a webmail
> client based on Squirrelmail -- is run on Linux and delivers in the region
> of three terabytes of mail annually. HP's internal instant messaging
> services are also run on open source software, using the Jabber platform,
> said Shulz.
>
> The company's domain name services are also run on Linux using services
> such as Bind and NTP, said Schulz. The decision to use Linux for these
> services has paid off, he said, realising savings in the region of around
> 33%.
>
> ---
>
> 33%! That is huge. Anyone who doesn't consider Linux where it can be used,
> with savings like that possible, just isn't being fiscally responsible. Why
> does HP use Linux? Schulz says, "It is . . . the best operating system
> available out there."
>
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