The automation and dematerialization of monetary exchanges are not objectives per se, but are solely means to improve the productivity of financial institutions. In this regard, an overabundance of standards, and sometimes their competition, may constitute a barrier to the establishment of electronic commerce. Even if some manufacturers think they can profit from this situation, […]
The modern monetary system freed itself of material support by replacing it with a generalized system of trust based on continuous growth. In the past, monetary creation was absolutely limited by the scarcity of materials to be exchanged or of precious metals for minting coins. Now, however, money liberated from a material basis, in particular […]
Finding Linux Drivers for Hardware
It wasn’t long ago that trying to find Linux drivers for server and client hardware wasn’t easy. Several trends, however, have made moving to Linux much easier from a hardware perspective. These include
Improved server and desktop PC vendor support for Linux distributions—Many major computer vendors now sell Linux-based servers and desktops. […]