Web hosting environment

Below is a brief description of the most important technical features of our web hosting environment.

Open Source vs. Proprietary Software

The term open source refers to software whose source code — the medium in which programmers create and modify software — is freely available on the Internet; by contrast, the source code for proprietary commercial software is usually a closely guarded secret.

Linux desktop training

TuxYou may have heard us banging on from time to time, about going Open – kicking the Microsoft habit, and exploring the friendlier (often also safer) world of Linux-based technologies. Well there’s never been a better time to make the shift

14 May 09 10 ways Linux can turn you green

How do you go green without going to the lengths of installing solar panels on your roof? If you are using Linux, or thinking of using it, you are already one step ahead of most people. Here are 10 solid ways to start thinking green in your home/IT department.

2 Sep 08 GNU turns 25!

Stephen Fry wishes the GNU project a happy 25th birthday! GNU stands for “GNU’s Not Unix”, and is a complete, free operating system. GreenNet proudly runs GNU/Linux on its servers.

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Network news and actions

19 Nov 09 Sh!t Matters

– especially on World Toilet Day. CLTS is using the opportunity to raise awareness about the importance of sustainable and safe sanitation systems around the world.

17 Nov 09 Delays show fragility of Nigeria's oil delta amnesty

YENEGOA, Nigeria (Reuters) – Nigeria has yet to begin the process of educating and reintegrating thousands of former militants in the oil-producing Niger Delta, prompting some to question their decision to lay down arms for clemency.

14 Oct 09 Twitter can't be gagged: online outcry over Guardian/Trafigura order

Trafigura, a London-based oil trader connected with dumping toxic waste in Ivory Coast in 2006, was the most used word on micro-blogging site Twitter this morning.

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