Questions about procuring #software
Your company is planning to have software made, you have two quotes, which one do you recommend to your boss?
A well know software house estimates it will take 5 FTE's 1 year of time. They charge 500k euros fixed price.
A pair of experienced freelancers estimate they can do it in 2 months. They charge 250k euros fixed price.
| Known brand, 1y, 500K, 5 FTE | |
| Some guys, 2m, 250k, 2 FTE |
For many people, the #Linux vs #Windows vs #Mac debate is a privilege — it assumes you can choose. But working with the Computer Upcycle Project, I've seen the real choice is often Linux vs no computer at all.
~95% of donated computers are "too old" for Windows 11 or macOS. Linux installs on them anyway, adding 10+ years of life to machines #Microsoft and #Apple called trash.
This isn't Linux vs Windows. It's Linux vs e-waste.
Do you understand why Trump has lifted the oil sanctions that were punishing Iran, the country he’s bombing, and Russia, the country that’s helping it?
Do you understand why Trump is sending 5,000 Marines to sail through the Strait of Hormuz while complaining that none of our friends and allies will help him reopen it?
Here's the whole explanation.
Mike 
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James Gleick
Neil Brown
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