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- ICT carbon emissions will surpass those of the aviation industry by 2008
- 125 million computers are taken out of circulation every year - most of these end up in landfill
- Making one PC requires 1.7 tonnes of raw materials and water and consumes over ten times its own weight in fossil fuels
- Commercial software often drives hardware obsolescence and is hard to adapt to community needs
Fossbox can give advice, support, training and consultancy on greener IT, Free Software, Ubuntu OS and software, web-based applications, collaboration tools and CMS.
Ubuntu is a streamlined computer system already used extensively by governmental, non-governmental and educational organisations all over the world. Adaptable and faster on older equipment yet includes a full range of office, internet and media software to meet a wide range of needs, including specialist educational software, multi-language and accessibility support.
Click here for a tour of the Ubuntu productivity desktop or Edubuntu educational desktop
Click here for a video demonstration of 'Ubuntu'
Click here for an interview with Nelson Mandela about the philosophy of 'Ubuntu'
Spread the Word about Ubuntu with ready-made printable information and information resources you can build yourself
All the work on this site is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-Non-Commercial-Share Alike 2.0 
