Showing posts with label Linux. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Linux. Show all posts
How Microsoft Learned to Stop Worrying and (Almost) Love Open Source
1 comments Posted by Paul Lenser at 5:23 PMHere is an interesting article from Wired.com discussing how Microsoft transitioned from comparing open source software with a "malignant cancer" to embracing and starting its open source division.As we discussed in class, this shows that open source programmers aren't living out of their mom's basements anymore. I found it interesting when it says that Linux isn't their main competitor anymore, but rather Google.
With technology's advancement, the internet is become available to more people each day. As of March 31, 2011, Over 2 billion people were connected to the internet.
Soon, there may be even more people connected to the world wide web. This invention, called the Raspberry Pi, is a functional $25 computer that runs on Linux and is the size of a USB drive. Granted, one would still need a monitor, keyboard, and mouse of their own, but this is extremely cheap and could be extremely practical.
I was skeptical of how well this "ultra-low-cost" computer would work, but then I found some videos such as this, showing it can run computer games and apparently output 1080p video.
What do you think? Could Raspberry Pi make an impact on the world?
Labels: Computers, Linux, Raspberry Pi
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