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The Tech Community

Behind each endeavor today stands a tech community.

One of the great dividends of an IT career has been the global community that has contributed to software development and support — much of it at no cost.  I participate at various levels with communities described below.

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Linux and UNIX (Red Hat, Suse, and AIX)

I worked in AIX and Linux from 2008 to 2020 on a full time basis.  Linux specialists are typically self-motivated and many uphold the professional standards that improve our knowledge of Linux.  Needless to say, I owe a lot to many.

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Ubuntu (Linux Deskstop)

I started using Ubuntu in 2008.  It must be confessed that the Achilles heel of Linux is its limited appeal as a desktop solution.  For many years the leader in desktop development was Red Hat’s Fedora, which I used for a couple of years with limited success.  It was then I discovered Ubuntu which was probably the first serious effort to develop a desktop operating system that begins to address the needs of the average user as well as a working model for deployment in the business environment.

The amazing fact about Ubuntu is that I have not experienced a learning curve in adjusting to new interfaces, something that Microsoft users had to do moving from Windows 98 to Windows 2000, then Windows Vista, then Windows XP, Windows 7 and lately Windows 10.

Learn more about Ubuntu

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Mozilla (Firefox and Thunderbird)

Mozilla emerged from the dust of Netscape which was, during the 90’s, one of the leading innovators of the “browser”.   Today, it is still a valued browser, having to contend with other browsers such as Edge, Chrome and Opera.  It is an opensource program, available to people at no charge. 

A companion of Firefox is Thunderbird e-mail client.  I have used both since they emerged on the scene in 2004.  Thunderbird was substantially more efficient than Outlook Express.  It is also platform independent, so I as I moved from Windows to Linux and then Ubuntu, I never had to re-invent the wheel in regards to my e-mail.  I simply copied the data to the new computer or platform and moved on.

You can learn more about Firefox and Thunderbird by visiting the Mozilla website.

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LibreOffice

How much have you spent on office software since 2000?   I have been a user of OpenOffice since 2000 at no cost!  It was a bit rough around the edges in 2000, but by 2005 it was competitive in almost every degree to what people normally do with office software.  LibreOffice is today a product to seriously consider as a business and enterprise solution.

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