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China Open Source Software Promotion Alliance
Alliance with IBM, HP, and others aims to promote open-source development and application in China
China denies 'Asian standard' for Linux
China has never intended to develop an isolated Asian standard for Linux, which some Japanese industry executives fear, said a senior Chinese Government official last week.
China Gets a Linux Boost
Members of Open Source Development Labs (OSDL) -- home to Linux founder Linus Torvalds -- announced on Wednesday the establishment of its first office in China in the city of Beijing.
Asia Linux project close to launch
BEIJING (Reuters) - A North Asian government alliance to promote the Linux operating system and reduce dependence on Microsoft's Windows plans to release its first products for China in six months, a senior official says.
China's Linux market grows
Linux sales in China showed a sharp increase in 2004 and the market is expected to continue growing, according to research from IDC.
Does Microsoft Need China?
Microsoft, the US$36 billion software company co-founded by Gates, famously got off on the wrong foot in the PRC, and the troubles afflicting its presence still abound. It owns the desktop market there, yet earns little money because 97 percent of its software is illegally copied. Prominently among Asian governments, China's state planners support Linux, the open-source—read non-proprietary and low-cost—operating system that competes with Microsoft's Windows. Every time Microsoft pressures the government to crack down on the pirates, the government makes a move to support the rival system.
Mozilla moves into China
The Mozilla Foundation has established Mozilla China, an affiliate and non-profit organization that will help develop and promote open-source Mozilla software in China.
140,000-Plus Linux PCs Deploying to Chinese Schools
Nearly 150,000 Linux PCs will be rolled out to students in the Jaingsu province, according to an announcement from Chinese distribution company Sun Wah Linux.
China's Red Flag Sees Desktop as Linux Battlefield
The vice president of the dominant Linux supplier in China says government support is creating opportunities for desktop Linux to grow.
China changes Linux tactics
China's Guangdong Linux Center (GDLC) and 27 universities last month set up the Guangdong Leadership of Open Source University Promotion Alliance (GDLUPA) to promote Linux in China's universities.
China signs up for Linux standards
Chinese Linux products will be certified by a central lab that has signed up to the Linux Standards Base
The business of Linux in China
It's a sign of a changing landscape for open source in China. While the government has publicly voiced support for open source and has funded a number of initiatives, there have been few large-scale migrations to the software in the government sector. This is expected to change, however, now that the Chinese government has mandated the use of locally produced software in its departments.
China may set high- tech standard
China playing a much more dominant role in shaping standards.
Behind the upsurge in Chinese open source communities
When Novell and Red Hat set up open source communities in China last year, most Chinese companies merely watched. Recently, however, China-based software companies have begun to show a greater interest in creating communities of their own. TurboLinux and Red Flag have created Whitefin and Linux-Ren, respectively. Red Flag also plans to create two additional open source communities -- UMPC (with Intel) and OpenAsianux -- before the end of this year. Why have Chinese companies suddenly changed their tunes?
