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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.
The goal is use the office as a hub in the Asia-Pacific region to further Linux adoption and advocacy. Beaverton, Ore.-based OSDL also has facilities elsewhere in the U.S and Japan. The effort has the backing of the Chinese Ministry of Information Industry (MII) and the Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST).
Not that it comes as a surprise to anyone in the Linux community, but analyst firm IDC forecasts the market for Linux in China is growing at a faster rate than any other operating system including Microsoft Windows.
The Chinese government is also working on expanding Linux adoption through its involvement with Red Flag Software and the nascent Asianux distribution, which was originally announced in January of this year. Oracle's China Development Center in Beijing is handling the Asianux effort, which is a joint effort between Red Flag Software and Japan's Miracle Linux
Source: EarthWebNews.com
