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[News] China to Promote Free Software Development

  • Subject: [News] China to Promote Free Software Development
  • From: Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Thu, 17 Dec 2009 09:09:52 +0000
  • Followup-to: comp.os.linux.advocacy
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China to nurture open source software development

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| China intends to nurture the development of 
| open source software in 2011-2015, according to 
| the Ministry of Science and Technology.
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http://www.istockanalyst.com/article/viewiStockNews/articleid/3713424

"It's easier for our software to compete with Linux when there's piracy than
when there's not."

                                --Bill Gates


Recent:

Research and Markets: 2008-2009 Annual Report on China's Open-Source Software
Market

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| Research and Markets
| (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/379dcc/20082009_annual_r) has
| announced the addition of the "2008-2009 Annual Report on China's Open-Source
| Software Market" report to their offering.
|
| Vendors Involved: Red Flag Software Co., Ltd., Novell, China Standard
| Software, Red Hat, Turolinux, Redflag Chinese 2000, etc.
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http://www.foxbusiness.com/story/markets/industries/technology/research-markets---annual-report-chinas-open-source-software-market/


China's Linux market sees massive growth

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| SALES REVENUE in the Chinese Linux market shot through the bamboo roof during
| the first three quarters of 2008, up 17 per cent year-on-year, only to slow
| down a bit in the last quarter due to the slowing economic climate.
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http://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/975/1049975/china-s-linux-market-sees-massive-growth


International Open Source Comunity focus on China

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| The OW2 Consortium, an independent industry community dedicated to developing
| open source middleware announced the launch of its Chinese web platform.
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http://www.zdnetasia.com/blogs/opensource/0,3800011233,63007799,00.htm


Chinese ordered to stop using pirate software

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| Officials push for Linux OS
|
| A CITY IN CHINA has required Internet cafà operators to replace pirated
| software with legitimate versions â the officials primarily pushing Linux.
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http://www.theinquirer.net/gb/inquirer/news/2008/12/03/chinese-ordered-away-pirate
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