20090623 Ubuntu GNULinux Passed the 'Acid Test'

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Ubuntu Netbook Remix - An Acid Test

So, all things considered I would say UNR passed this initial Acid Test with flying colors. I'm sure that I will hear plenty more from her about it, and I will be watching to see how she gets along with it.

http://community.zdnet.co.uk/blog/0,1000000567,10013018o-2000498448b,00.htm Well, if over 100,000 French cops are happy with Ubuntu [1], everyone can cope with it. Cops are not technical users. Same with politicians [2]. And it keeps getting easier. Migration Assistant to Automatically Install Equivalent Programs

There's a new project to locate installed programs on a Windows partition and install the same or similar programs in Ubuntu during the Ubuntu installation process. The project is called Migration Assistant. Right now, the list of programs is short, but that's likely to get longer:

• Audacity * Pidgin IM * Thunderbird * VLC * Audacious * GMail Notifier * XChat

http://blog.ibeentoubuntu.com/2009/06/migration-assistant-to-automatically.html

___ [1] FR: Gendarmerie saves millions with open desktop and web applications http://www.osor.eu/news/fr-gendarmerie-saves-millions-with-open-desktop-and-web-applications

[2] French Lawmakers Hope to Inspire Linux Revolution

If the French National Assembly gets its way, the open-source Linux operating system will take over the governments of Europe, seizing on a weak economy to displace Windows. About 18 months ago, the Assembly shifted from running Windows on the 1,100 computers of its members and their assistants to running a version of Linux called Ubuntu. (I profiled the rise of Ubuntu in a recent article.) According to Rudy Salles, vice president of the assembly, the decision to abandon Microsoft’s Windows software was both an economic and political gesture. The French Parliament should save about 500,000 euros over the next five years, thanks to the low price of Ubuntu –- free –- and have lower management costs. Linux tends to have fewer security issues than Windows, for example.

http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/01/21/french-lawmakers-hope-to-inspire-linux-revolution/