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Extend lifetime of old hardware

Cost of ownershipBy Shrenik Bhura November 23, 2016

Many Linux distributions as well as open source packages can run quite well on old machines. Schools are always short of funds to afford the latest hardware. But the upgrades in software require hardware upgrades to deliver a good experience. Newer software versions require an upgrade or replacement of old hardware, despite them being in…

Lower total cost of ownership (TCO)

Cost of ownership, EducationBy Shrenik Bhura November 22, 2016

Nothing is available for free and nor is open source software. There is a direct or indirect cost for deployment and management of all software. It may be broadly referred to as total ownership cost. Someone will have to be responsible for maintaining the system and applying security and feature updates. This is true for both proprietary…