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from the yes...-it's-the-year-of-the-chinese-linux-desktop dept.
China is one of the countries where Windows XP continues to be one of the leading platforms, with some stats pointing towards a 70 percent market share owned by the OS version launched by Microsoft in 2001.
From Ecns.cn:
China's Ministry of Industry and Information of Technology (MIIT) urged Windows XP users in China to switch to domestically made computer operating systems, China Central Television (CCTV) reported on Saturday.
The local government has apparently found a solution to move users off Windows XP by developing its own Linux-based alternative which would not only be offered with a freeware license, but also work on low-spec PCs, such as the ones that are currently powered by XP.
Work on this new Linux-based OS has already been started, with local authorities hoping that Windows XP users would actually give it a chance and abandon their existing operating systems that are more or less open to attacks.
It remains to be seen how many people are actually prepared to give up on Windows.
(Score: 3, Interesting) by aristarchus on Thursday May 15 2014, @09:18AM
It is not going to be Red Flag Linux.
(And does anyone else sense a powerful disturbance in the force? China and Kim Komander recommending Linux, in a matter of days. XP will be the death of MicroSerf!)
(Score: 4, Interesting) by Lunix Nutcase on Thursday May 15 2014, @12:38PM
China has been pushing Linux for years with little success. This is nothing new. Kim Kommando is a nobody that has an audience that amounts to less than 1% of the US population.