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[News] No Alternative for GNU/Linux on Environmental Merits

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IBM sees no alternative to Linux

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| Sutor also believes that the open operating system will make important 
| environmental contributions, for example by reducing energy consumption 
| through server consolidation, virtualisation, load balancing and more 
| efficient resource management.   
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http://www.heise.de/english/newsticker/news/114094


Related:

Fit PC runs Linux and draws only 5W of power

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| There are power efficient computers and then there are power efficient
| computers.  Enter the Fit PC, a small, self-contained, fanless computer that
| draws 3W to 5W when it is on.  
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http://tech.blorge.com/Structure%20/2007/10/15/fit-pc-runs-linux-and-draws-only-5w-of-power/


Linux vs. Windows Power Usage

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| For these tests we hadn't used the Lenovo ThinkPad R52 notebook again, but
| had turned to an older hardware configuration.  
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http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=article&item=880&num=1


Windows, Linux vie for honours

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| Projects include the "tickles kernel" which enables the processor to sleep
| between tasks and better power management to USB peripherals.
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| That lightness had also allowed Linux to become a strong player in the
| embedded market, where energy efficiency was critical to success, Mr King
| said.  
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http://www.australianit.news.com.au/story/0,24897,22393733-5013045,00.html


Report: Linux, open source greener than Windows

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| A new report from the U.K. Office of Government Commerce about Open
| Source Software Trials in Government, has found that servers running
| Linux could combat the rising problem of e-waste because they last
| up to twice as long as machines running Windows.
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http://searchopensource.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid39_gci1246762,00.html?track=sy184
http://tinyurl.com/38cge3
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