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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: 2) by Hairyfeet on Friday May 16 2014, @02:18AM
Because I'm tired of bullshit, anecdotes, and downright lies being sold as truth with ZERO challenges? If I said OSX runs on a P2 with 50MB of RAM and never crashes, you'd want some proof, yes? If I said Windows never gets viruses and runs 3 times as fast as long as the case is blue, you'd want some evidence, yes? then why in the fuck should we let a bunch of loonies spread bullshit that is just as fucking ridiculous without so much as a single shred of proof AT ALL, hmm?
And THAT is why I came up with the challenge, which has gotten me everything from death threats to a cyberstalker. its impossible for them to argue it isn't fair because its actually giving Linux several advantages, less than half the Windows support cycle, no strange hardware like USB capture cards, hell i don't even make them support what frankly should be considered mandatory like a USB printer or all in one. Nope just take any average bog standard desktop or laptop with wireless, hell any $50 7 year old craigslist special will do (and in fact for a perfectly fair test against Vista a system from 06-08 would be preferable), install a Linux released during Vista's release, make sure all the drivers (and wireless using WPA V2) is working then update it to current using ONLY the GUI just as any SANE NORMAL PERSON would be expected to do.
But what do we see? What is posted above you? Bullshit, insane bullshit (yes a normal user is gonna pay $100 a year for 5 years of red hat support contracts instead of a one time $100 for a ten year windows support cycle) and anecdotes. Well if they want anecdotes I've run Win 7 on a 2003 Sempron and I've never gotten viruses so Windows runs on everything and is 100% virus free...aren't anecdotes great?
So I'm tired of their bullshit, either nut up or shut up. The challenge is free, can be done by anyone, is an accurate simulation of what an average user goes through, and will take a few hours max. oh and as for why not LTS? Because Canonical itself says LTS is NOT for consumers its for businesses that require Long Term Support. So by using LTS according to the company that made it you're doing it wrong and using it in a way that isn't intended which if you are gonna do that why not say joe user should have to compile their own? Canonical has a product for home users its called mainstream and is what users coming to their site will be offered if they type Ubuntu into Google so if they don't like the fact that Canonical doesn't want mainstream users using LTS they should take it up with Canonical. And if their "great and wonderful OS" can't even pass such a basic challenge? Maybe instead of insulting me they should take it up with Torvalds.
ACs are never seen so don't bother. Always ready to show SJWs for the racists they are.