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Open Source Software Solutions


We want you to work using free and open source software. We can install a complete computer environment for office or home using the GNU-Linux operating system for desktops and servers.

Star Debian Servers and Workstations


We can pre-install Debian and Ubuntu on a new computer or on existing hardware. Servers, desktops and laptops.


Contact smellems Solutions for more information on Debian, Ubuntu and open source software.



Backup from Windows to Linux with Rsync and SSH

By: smellems  On: 2012-03-09 08:47  (156 Reads)
We can backup data from the enterprise server to a backup server offsite. With Linux, we use Rsync to transfer only modified files. There are several tools that can do the same on Windows. The most interesting is cwRsync. So we have everything needed to generate public/private keys and run Rsync from Windows to a Linux server.
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Benefit of open source software

By: smellems  On: 2011-06-14 09:53  (551 Reads)
The primary benefit of open source software is that it gives you control over the technology that you are investing in. The best analogy that illustrates this benefit is with the way that you buy cars.
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IT Cost Optimization through Open Source Software

By: smellems  On: 2011-02-07 09:21  (667 Reads)
iXsystems is a company based in California. They offer installation and support of GNU-Linux and FreeBSD servers for their clients. They use open source software for their operations and invite their clients to do the same. They released a cost analysis to move to a completely proprietary solution. (1) Here are their conclusions.
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Canadian organizations look to open source software

By: smellems  On: 2011-01-19 14:30  (669 Reads)
In 2005, Statistics Canada conducted a survey of electronic commerce and technology. It was the first time that data on the use and development of open source software were collected. The results were published in the Innovation Analysis Bulletin in 2006. (1) The use of open source software was already a trend that was increasing.
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