Impact of Open Source software on the environmental protection
Ongoing development of computer hardware contributes to the constant throwing old computers ie. direct increase of electric and electronic equipment waste. This type of waste is a major threat to human health and the environment. By applying Open Source software solutions all users of computer hardw...
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| Language: | English |
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International Academy of Ecology and Environmental Sciences
2015-03-01
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| Series: | Computational Ecology and Software |
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| Online Access: | http://www.iaees.org/publications/journals/ces/articles/2015-5(1)/Open-Source-software-on-the-environmental-protection.pdf |
| Summary: | Ongoing development of computer hardware contributes to the constant throwing old computers ie. direct increase of electric and electronic equipment waste. This type of waste is a major threat to human health and the environment. By applying Open Source software solutions all users of computer hardware can significantly effect on the reduction of this type of waste. The aim of this paper is to present the advantages of using Open Source software package in terms of preserving and protecting the environment. This paper presents the results of testing MS Windows and Linux operating systems on an older computer, the results are obtained by applying the benchmark software GeekBench.
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| ISSN: | 2220-721X 2220-721X |