green IT

Linux enthusiasts, rejoice! You now have more ammo in your arsenal to throw out against rival Windows – and this time it’s green.

From Network World Magazine:

Independent tests show that Linux pulls as much as 12% less power than Windows 2008 on identical hardware.

For that, Linux captured the magazine's "green flag" award.

So how did Network World do it?

Intel and Hewlett-Packard have sent a big green message to the federal government about its PCs and data centers: make them green and save taxpayers more than $1 billion in energy costs over five years.

The companies just released two studies – one on data centers and the other on PCs – and found that if the feds green the two, they’ll save taxpayers a bundle -- and cut oil consumption by 1.3 billion barrels. (Note: The full studies require registration to view from "government customers only.")