LJ Index — April 2004

  1. Starting price in dollars for a Linux PC by CPUbuilders at Sam's Club: 256.68
  2. Starting price in dollars for a Lnux PC by Microtel at Wal-Mart: 199.98
  3. Price in dollars for a loaded 2.66GHz Linux Certified Debian Linux laptop: 1749
  4. Billion in dollars Japan has set aside to research alternatives to Windows: 8.6
  5. Billions in dollars Japan is spending to fund Linux developers in Japan: 8.3
  6. Number of local companies in Taiwan involved in open source software development: 20
  7. Current production value, in $millions, of open source software developed in Taiwan: 3.4
  8. Millions of dollars Tiawan government will put into promotoin of open source software development: 3.4
  9. Current percentage of servers in Taiwan currently running open source software: 10
  10. Goal percentage for servers in Taiwan running open source software by 2007: 30
  11. Current percentage of personal computers in Taiwan running open source software: 0.2
  12. Goal percentage for personal computers in Taiwan running open source software: 5
  13. Stock value in $billions paid by Sun Microssystems for Cobalt Networks in 2000: 2
  14. Number of Cobalt products Sun will continue to make after Feb 19, 2004: 0
  15. Millions of copies of the Linux-based Sun Java Desktop system projected for installation in China: 200
  16. Minimum starting install rate per year for Sun Java Desktop Systems, beginning January 2004, in thousands: 500
  17. Maximum starting install rate per year for Sun Java Desktop Systems, beginning January 2004, in millions: 1
  18. Sun's goal number of Linux PCs in China, in millions: 500
  19. Range of percentage cost reductions made possible by migrating from Microsoft Office to Open Office: 60-70
  20. Thousands of citizens per week using 72 open source telecenters in Sao Paulo: 150

Sources: 1, Sam's Club; 2, walmart.com; 3, Linux Certified; 4-5, itbusiness.ca, 6-12, Asia Computer Weekly; 13-14, CXO Today; 15-17, Motley Fool; 18, John Fowler of Sun, at Apachecon; 19, John Terpstra; 20, Nat Friedman.

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