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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 Yog-Yogguth on Wednesday May 21 2014, @12:33AM
Yeah? I'm telling you to install Linux Mint 16 with Mate >:P
See wasn't that the easiest choice you've made? Choice is only there if you want it :3 Otherwise just listen to me, always, because I decide so :)
Doing it isn't too hard either (given a little patience if someone is completely inexperienced with computers): .iso file, if in doubt choose 32 bit version. Download it! Install to USB thumb drive like this http://community.linuxmint.com/tutorial/view/744 [linuxmint.com]
1. Have empty USB thumb drive, go to http://blog.linuxmint.com/?p=2493 [linuxmint.com] and and choose torrent or mirror to get
2. Plug USB into target computer
3. Turn target computer on
4. Run it and do some ordinary stuff like web browsing before you decide to install
5. Double-click the install icon right on the Mint desktop (you can install alongside Windows or other OSes if you want to as long as you have free space, I do that all the time out of laziness since I'm not short on space and that's even though I only use Linux)
6. Answer something like six questions (the same as Windows used to ask: time, location, keyboard that kind of stuff, done in minutes and the most time you'll spend is on figuring out computer name and user name and password)
7. Let it finish installing (same as Windows)
8. Shut down computer (start menu | quit | shut down)
9. When prompted remove USB thumbdrive and press Enter
10. Done! Easier than didgeridoo
Feel free to genuflect in my general direction (that way ) out of gratitude for how hard other people have worked to make it this easy.
Bite harder Ouroboros, bite! tails.boum.org/ linux USB CD secure desktop IRC *crypt tor (not endorsements (XKeyScore))