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Open source software are software that the license permits you to use, study, modify, copy and distribute with little or no restrictions.

Several computers among our clients and our firm work with the operating system Ubuntu Linux (competitor of Microsoft Windows), including servers, workstations and laptops. St-Hyacinthe Informatique is also the first official member of the "Ubuntu Marketplace" in the Monteregian, the Linux distribution which has by far the fastest growing popularity in the world.

Why choose Ubuntu?

  • The Linux environment is almost immune to malware.

  • The stability and reliability of the Linux environment is remarkable.

  • The modular design of the Linux environment is less venerable to system conflicts and more secure than the tight applications integration design used on the Windows environment.

  • The amount of time required to install the operating system, install applications and do regular system maintenance is much less than Windows and most other popular Linux distributions. As for the system reboots, there are less frequent and faster too.

  • The use of configuration text files for server applications makes it easy to export, import, backup and restore system parameters without using scripts.

  • The server applications have much lower hardware requirements than Windows.

  • Most cross-platform desktop applications start faster and the Linux environment manages a greater number of simultaneous tasks than Windows for the same hardware configuration.

  • The availability of an LTS version (Long Term Support) of 3 years for the standard version and 5 years for the server version makes it possible to have a long-lasting system installation without the need of a major upgrade.

  • The product development objectives are well documented and follow the schedule better than most competitive Linux distributions and Windows.

  • The product documentation and references are plentiful. It is also possible to buy a 24 hours a day and 7 days a week support from Canonical.

  • The license is free with no time limit and thus no activation and license management is required.


We also support other open source software such as the free OpenOffice.org suite (competitor of Microsoft Office suite) available for multiple operating systems (Windows, Linux, OS X, etc.).




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