OT: Energy efficiency difference btw GNU/Linux, Mac & MS
Hello all
As part of my studies I must draw up a spec for providing a hypothetical
building with power sourced solely from renewables (solar, PV, wind).
This building is an educational establishment for about 20 people using
computers. The budget is (naturally) tight.
Logically, before one powers a building, one needs to ensure that the
existing loads are the most efficient that they can be so that the
supply is not being wasted by hungry loads.
What I want to find out is whether anyone here knows of any
studies/reports that identifies whether or not there is a difference in
the energy efficiency among GNU/Linux systems, Mac and Microsoft.
I can easily make the argument that licensing and maintenance costs
would be cheaper using GNU/Linux, as well as recommending either a
system of laptops and/or a system of thin clients.
Does anyone have any thoughts on this issue?
Thanks
Andy
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"If they can get you asking the wrong questions, they don't have to worry about the answers." - Thomas Pynchon, "Gravity's Rainbow"
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